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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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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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I'd like for people to remember me as a winner, because I ain't never been nothin but a winner.
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If you don't learn anything but self discipline, then athletics is worthwhile.
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In order to have a winner, the team must have a feeling of unity every player must put the team first ahead of personal glory.
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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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First there are those who are winners, and know they are winners. Then there are the losers who know they are losers. Then there are those who are not winners, but don't know it. They're the ones for me. They never quit trying. They're the soul of our game.
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Georgia Tech beat us and Mississippi Southern tied us last year, and Texas beat us after we had the game won. We only played about five games the way we were capable of playing and lost one of those.
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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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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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Be aware of yes men. Generally, they are losers. Surround yourself with winners. Never forget - people win.
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Don't ever give up on ability. Don't give up on a player who has it.
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