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There's no use fussing on a boy who doesn't have any ability.

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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
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Paul William Bryant
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But there's one thing about quitters you have to guard against - they are contagious. If one boy goes, the chances are he'll take somebody with him, and you don't want that. So when they would start acting that way, I used to pack them up and get them out, or embarrass them, or do something to turn them around.
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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 they don't have a winning attitude, I don't want them.
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I think the most important thing of all for any team is a winning attitude. The coaches must have it. The players must have it. The student body must have it. If you have dedicated players who believe in themselves, you don't need a lot of talent.
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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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I ain't won but one. My team won the rest in spite of me.
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They say I teach brutal football, but the only thing brutal about football is losing.
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There ought to be a special place in heaven for coaches' wives.
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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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You have to be willing to out-condition your opponents.
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Have a plan. Follow the plan, and you'll be surprised how successful you can be. Most people don't have a plan. That's why it's easy to beat most folks.
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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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If you are going to be a successful duck hunter, you must go where the ducks are.
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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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I ain't never been nothin but a winner.
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Don't talk too much or too soon.
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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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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'll put you through hell, but at the end of it all we'll be champions.
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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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