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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
Football
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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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Be aware of yes men. Generally, they are losers. Surround yourself with winners. Never forget - people win.
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I ain't never been nothin but a winner.
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In life, you'll have your back up against the wall many times. You might as well get used to it.
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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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When you make a mistake, there are only three things you should ever do about it: 1. Admit it. 2. Learn from it, and 3. Don't repeat it.
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I can remember loving to recruit. I knew I was going to do my best. But traveling and recruiting doesn't appeal to me any more. It's not as much fun as it used to be.
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There is a big difference in wanting to and willing to.
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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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When you win, there's glory enough for everybody. When you lose, there's glory for none.
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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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In a crisis, don't hide behind anything or anybody. They're going to find you anyway.
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I'm happy with the coach we have. I think any one of the ones I asked them to consider would've been good.
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Don't talk too much or too soon.
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Set goals - high goals for you and your organization. When your organization has a goal to shoot for, you create teamwork, people working for a common good.
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There is no substitute for guts.
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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.
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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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I'm no genius, but I'm a damn good football coach.
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I've made so many mistakes that if I don't make the same mistakes over, we're going to come pretty close to winning.
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