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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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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'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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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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There is a big difference in wanting to and willing to.
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If they don't have a winning attitude, I don't want them.
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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 left Texas A&M because my school called me. Mama called, and when Mama calls, then you just have to come running.
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You try to make your team do something they're not capable of and you get murdered.
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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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It's nice to have the opportunity to play for so much money, but it's nicer to win it.
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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 always want my players to show class, knock'em down, pat on the back, and run back to the huddle.
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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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