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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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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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People who are in it for their own good are individualists. They don't share the same heartbeat that makes a team so great. A great unit, whether it be football or any organization, shares the same heartbeat.
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If you don't learn anything but self discipline, then athletics is worthwhile.
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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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Football games are generally won by the boys with the greatest desire.
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They say I teach brutal football, but the only thing brutal about football is losing.
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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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If it is worth playing, it is worth paying the price to win.
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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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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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I'm known as a recruiter. Well you've got to have chicken to make chicken salad.
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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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If you don't have discipline, you can't have a successful program.
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If you are going to be a successful duck hunter, you must go where the ducks are.
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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'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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I always want my players to show class, knock'em down, pat on the back, and run back to the huddle.
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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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I ain't won but one. My team won the rest in spite of me.
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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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