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Offense sells tickets, but defense wins championships.
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
Defense
Winning
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You win games with your strengths, not your weaknesses.
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In life, you'll have your back up against the wall many times. You might as well get used to it.
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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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You try to make your team do something they're not capable of and you get murdered.
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They say I teach brutal football, but the only thing brutal about football is losing.
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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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Football games are generally won by the boys with the greatest desire.
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I'm no genius, but I'm a damn good football coach.
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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 no innovator. If anything I'm a stealer, or borrower. I've stolen or borrowed from more people than you can shake a stick at.
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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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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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Don't ever give up on ability. Don't give up on a player who has it.
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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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In a crisis, don't hide behind anything or anybody. They're going to find you anyway.
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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 can remember loving to recruit. I knew I was going to do my best. But traveling and recruiting doesn't appeal to me any more. It's not as much fun as it used to be.
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If you don't have discipline, you can't have a successful program.
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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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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!
Bear Bryant
