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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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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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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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There is a big difference in wanting to and willing to.
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My approach to the game has been the same at all the places I've been. Vanilla. The sure way. That means, first of all, to win physically. If you got eleven on a field, and they beat the other eleven physically, they'll win. They will start forcing mistakes. They'll win in the fourth quarter.
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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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There's no substitute for guts.
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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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But it's still a coach's game. Make no mistake. You start at the top. If you don't have a good one at the top, you don't have a cut dog's chance.
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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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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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Don't overwork your squad. If you're going to make a mistake, under-work them.
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Get the winners into the game.
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Be aware of yes men. Generally, they are losers. Surround yourself with winners. Never forget - people win.
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I ain't won but one. My team won the rest in spite of me.
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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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There ought to be a special place in heaven for coaches' wives.
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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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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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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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I'm known as a recruiter. Well you've got to have chicken to make chicken salad.
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