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I'm no genius, but I'm a damn good football coach.

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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There's no substitute for guts.
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If you don't learn anything but self discipline, then athletics is worthwhile.
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There's no use fussing on a boy who doesn't have any ability.
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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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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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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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Don't overwork your squad. If you're going to make a mistake, under-work them.
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First there are those who are winners, and know they are winners. Then there are the losers who know they are losers. Then there are those who are not winners, but don't know it. They're the ones for me. They never quit trying. They're the soul of our game.
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When I was a young coach I used to say, Treat everybody alike. That's bull. Treat everybody fairly.
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You win games with your strengths, not your weaknesses.
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No coach has ever won a game by what he knows it's what his players know that counts.
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I ain't won but one. My team won the rest in spite of me.
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When you play defense you have to storm the fort or play cover - you can't do both.
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I have had players who are good, and who know they are good I have had players who are bad and know they are bad I have had players who are good, but who don't know they are good I have had players who are bad, but who don't know they are bad. It is this last group that has won more games for me than the first three groups combined.
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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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It really doesn't cost anything to be nice, and the rewards can be unimaginable
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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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You try to make your team do something they're not capable of and you get murdered.
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Scout yourself. Have a buddy who coaches scout you.
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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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