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Never be too proud to get down on your knees and pray.
Bear Bryant
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Bear Bryant
Age: 69 †
Born: 1913
Born: September 11
Died: 1983
Died: January 26
American Football Coach
American Football Player
Football Player
Military Officer
Fordyce
Arkansas
Paul Bryant
Paul Bear Bryant
Paul William Bryant
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You take those little rascals, talk to them good, pat them on the back, let them think they are good, and they will go out and beat the biguns.
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I ain't won but one. My team won the rest in spite of me.
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The faint old man shall lean his silver head To feel thee thou shalt kiss the child asleep, And dry the moistened curls that overspread His temples, while his breathing grows more deep.
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Mama wanted me to be a preacher. I told her coachin' and preachin' were a lot alike.
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Baton Rouge happens to be the worst place in the world for a visiting team. It's like being inside a drum.
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If a man is a quitter, I'd rather find out in practice than in a game. I ask for all a player has so I'll know later what I can expect.
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But it's still a coach's game. Make no mistake. You start at the top. If you don't have a good one at the top, you don't have a cut dog's chance.
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You win games with your strengths, not your weaknesses.
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There ought to be a special place in heaven for coaches' wives.
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Being inside Tiger Stadium is like being on the inside of a drum.
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Here's a twenty, bury two.
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If they don't have a winning attitude, I don't want them.
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When you play defense you have to storm the fort or play cover - you can't do both.
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You have to learn what makes this or that Sammy run. For one it's a pat on the back, for another it's eating him out, for still another it's a fatherly talk, or something else. You're a fool if you think as I did as a young coach, that you can treat them all alike.
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I always want my players to show class, knock'em down, pat on the back, and run back to the huddle.
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Scout yourself. Have a buddy who coaches scout you.
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Football games are generally won by the boys with the greatest desire.
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I ain't never been nothin but a winner.
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There is no substitute for guts.
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You're still going to win with preparation and dedication and plain old desire. If you don't have genuine desire, you won't be dedicated enough to prepare properly.
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