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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
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Offense
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Defense
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Mama wanted me to be a preacher. I told her coachin' and preachin' were a lot alike.
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Nearly every coach I've talked with tells me that the attention you get from media and other people is the thing you miss most. I don't know if that's right.
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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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If you are going to be a successful duck hunter, you must go where the ducks are.
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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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In order to have a winner, the team must have a feeling of unity every player must put the team first ahead of personal glory.
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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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Georgia Tech beat us and Mississippi Southern tied us last year, and Texas beat us after we had the game won. We only played about five games the way we were capable of playing and lost one of those.
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If you believe in yourself and have dedication and pride - and never quit, you'll be a winner. The price of victory is high but so are the rewards.
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I ain't won but one. My team won the rest in spite of me.
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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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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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There is no substitute for guts.
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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'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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There is a big difference in wanting to and willing to.
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Get the winners into the 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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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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