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There is a big difference in wanting to and willing to.

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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When I was a young coach I used to say, Treat everybody alike. That's bull. Treat everybody fairly.
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Back 12 years ago, when Dr. Mathews was president here, we had a plan that when I got ready to quit, we'd bring a certain guy in and he'd take over that day and I'd leave. But as time wore on, I realized that wouldn't have been good at all.
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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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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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In a crisis, don't hide behind anything or anybody. They're going to find you anyway.
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Don't overwork your squad. If you're going to make a mistake, under-work them.
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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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Football games are generally won by the boys with the greatest desire.
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If it is worth playing, it is worth paying the price to win.
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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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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 don't have any ideas my coaches have them. I just pass the ideas on and referee the arguments.
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I didn't have a thing to do with picking a coach, and didn't want to. But I didn't think they'd pick one I didn't like.
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You win games with your strengths, not your weaknesses.
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I ain't won but one. My team won the rest in spite of me.
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There's no substitute for guts.
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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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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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Sacrifice. Work. Self-discipline. I teach these things, and my boys don't forget them when they leave.
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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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