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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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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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If they don't have a winning attitude, I don't want them.
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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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I'll put you through hell, but at the end of it all we'll be champions.
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Set goals - high goals for you and your organization. When your organization has a goal to shoot for, you create teamwork, people working for a common good.
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We can't have two standards, one set for the dedicated young men who want to do something ambitious and one set for those who don't.
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There's no use fussing on a boy who doesn't have any ability.
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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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If you don't learn anything but self discipline, then athletics is worthwhile.
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You must learn how to hold a team together. You must lift some men up, calm others down, until finally they've got one heartbeat. Then you've got yourself a team.
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I'm not much of a golfer, I don't have any friends and all I like to do is go home and be alone, and not worry about ways not to lose.
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Don't overwork your squad. If you're going to make a mistake, under-work them.
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There is a big difference in wanting to and willing to.
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