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There is no substitute for guts.

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
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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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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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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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Don't ever give up on ability. Don't give up on a player who has it.
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I make my practices real hard because if a player is a quitter, I want him to quit in practice, not in a game.
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If you don't learn anything but self discipline, then athletics is worthwhile.
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It really doesn't cost anything to be nice, and the rewards can be unimaginable
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I ain't never been nothin but a winner.
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In life, you'll have your back up against the wall many times. You might as well get used to it.
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We can't have two standards, one set for the dedicated young men who want to do something ambitious and one set for those who don't.
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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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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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Offense sells tickets, but defense wins championships.
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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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I'm known as a recruiter. Well you've got to have chicken to make chicken salad.
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