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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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Coaches

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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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Lee Roy was the best college linebacker - bar none. He would have made every tackle on every play if they had stayed in bounds.
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You have to be willing to out-condition your opponents.
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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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If there is one thing that has helped me as a coach, it's my ability to recognize winners, or good people who can become winners by paying the price.
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Don't talk too much or too soon.
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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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Sure, I'd love to beat Notre Dame, don't get me wrong. But nothing matters more than beating that cow college on the other side of the state!
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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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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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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'm known as a recruiter. Well you've got to have chicken to make chicken salad.
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I ain't won but one. My team won the rest in spite of me.
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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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When I was a young coach I used to say, Treat everybody alike. That's bull. Treat everybody fairly.
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I'll put you through hell, but at the end of it all we'll be champions.
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If you don't have discipline, you can't have a successful program.
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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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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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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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