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If it is worth playing, it is worth paying the price to win.
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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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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Mama wanted me to be a preacher. I told her coachin' and preachin' were a lot alike.
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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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There is a big difference in wanting to and willing to.
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I ain't never had much fun. I ain't never been two inches away from a football. Here guys go fishing on the day of the game, hunting, golfing, and all I want to do is be alone, studying how not to lose.
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If there is one thing that has helped me as a coach, it's my ability to recognize winners, or good people who can become winners by paying the price.
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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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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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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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If you don't learn anything but self discipline, then athletics is worthwhile.
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If they don't have a winning attitude, I don't want them.
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I know what it takes to win. If I can sell them on what it takes to win, then we are not going to lose too many football games.
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They say I teach brutal football, but the only thing brutal about football is losing.
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There's no use fussing on a boy who doesn't have any ability.
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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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It's nice to have the opportunity to play for so much money, but it's nicer to win it.
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Football games are generally won by the boys with the greatest desire.
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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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I'm no genius, but I'm a damn good football coach.
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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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