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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.

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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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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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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I didn't have a thing to do with picking a coach, and didn't want to. But I didn't think they'd pick one I didn't like.
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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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There is no substitute for guts.
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Scout yourself. Have a buddy who coaches scout you.
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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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There's no use fussing on a boy who doesn't have any ability.
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When you win, there's glory enough for everybody. When you lose, there's glory for none.
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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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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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Don't overwork your squad. If you're going to make a mistake, under-work them.
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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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Get the winners into the game.
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Three rules for coaching: 1.) Surround yourself with people who can't live without football. 2.) Recognize winners. They come in all forms. 3.) Have a plan for everything.
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People who are in it for their own good are individualists. They don't share the same heartbeat that makes a team so great. A great unit, whether it be football or any organization, shares the same heartbeat.
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