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Three rules for coaching: 1.) Surround yourself with people who can't live without football. 2.) Recognize winners. They come in all forms. 3.) Have a plan for everything.

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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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Never be too proud to get down on your knees and pray.
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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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If wanting to win is a fault, as some of my critics seem to insist, then I plead guilty. I like to win. I know no other way. It's in my blood.
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They say I teach brutal football, but the only thing brutal about football is losing.
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If you don't have discipline, you can't have a successful program.
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Have a plan. Follow the plan, and you'll be surprised how successful you can be. Most people don't have a plan. That's why it's easy to beat most folks.
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But there's one thing about quitters you have to guard against - they are contagious. If one boy goes, the chances are he'll take somebody with him, and you don't want that. So when they would start acting that way, I used to pack them up and get them out, or embarrass them, or do something to turn them around.
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Everybody's got pretty good players now, more players than there've ever been. If you play poorly, you're going to get beat.
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I think the most important thing of all for any team is a winning attitude. The coaches must have it. The players must have it. The student body must have it. If you have dedicated players who believe in themselves, you don't need a lot of talent.
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We can't have two standards, one set for the dedicated young men who want to do something ambitious and one set for those who don't.
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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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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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There is a big difference in wanting to and willing to.
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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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I ain't never had much fun. I ain't never been two inches away from a football. Here guys go fishing on the day of the game, hunting, golfing, and all I want to do is be alone, studying how not to lose.
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