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I make my practices real hard because if a player is a quitter, I want him to quit in practice, not in a game.

Bear Bryant

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Bear Bryant
Age: 69 †
Born: 1913
Born: September 11
Died: 1983
Died: January 26
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Arkansas
Paul Bryant
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Paul William Bryant
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My approach to the game has been the same at all the places I've been. Vanilla. The sure way. That means, first of all, to win physically. If you got eleven on a field, and they beat the other eleven physically, they'll win. They will start forcing mistakes. They'll win in the fourth quarter.
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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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If you believe in yourself and have dedication and pride - and never quit, you'll be a winner. The price of victory is high but so are the rewards.
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Losing doesn't make me want to quit. It makes me want to fight that much harder.
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If you don't learn anything but self discipline, then athletics is worthwhile.
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I know what it takes to win. If I can sell them on what it takes to win, then we are not going to lose too many football games.
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Don't talk too much. Don't pop off. Don't talk after the game until you cool off.
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I'm not much of a golfer, I don't have any friends and all I like to do is go home and be alone, and not worry about ways not to lose.
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Don't overwork your squad. If you're going to make a mistake, under-work them.
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In a crisis, don't hide behind anything or anybody. They're going to find you anyway.
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Don't talk too much or too soon.
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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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