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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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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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Losing doesn't make me want to quit. It makes me want to fight that much harder.
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Sacrifice. Work. Self-discipline. I teach these things, and my boys don't forget them when they leave.
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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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Be aware of yes men. Generally, they are losers. Surround yourself with winners. Never forget - people win.
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If you don't learn anything but self discipline, then athletics is worthwhile.
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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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When I was a young coach I used to say, Treat everybody alike. That's bull. Treat everybody fairly.
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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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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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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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