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There ought to be a special place in heaven for coaches' wives.

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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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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If you don't have discipline, you can't have a successful program.
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You have to be willing to out-condition your opponents.
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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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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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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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When I was a young coach I used to say, Treat everybody alike. That's bull. Treat everybody fairly.
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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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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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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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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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I make my practices real hard because if a player is a quitter, I want him to quit in practice, not in a game.
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If you whoop and holler all the time, the players just get used to it.
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Scout yourself. Have a buddy who coaches scout you.
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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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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 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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Don't ever give up on ability. Don't give up on a player who has it.
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I ain't won but one. My team won the rest in spite of me.
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There is a big difference in wanting to and willing to.
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