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You try to make your team do something they're not capable of and you get murdered.
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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Make
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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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I'll put you through hell, but at the end of it all we'll be champions.
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I ain't won but one. My team won the rest in spite of me.
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If they don't have a winning attitude, I don't want them.
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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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Never be too proud to get down on your knees and pray.
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There is no substitute for guts.
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You have to learn what makes this or that Sammy run. For one it's a pat on the back, for another it's eating him out, for still another it's a fatherly talk, or something else. You're a fool if you think as I did as a young coach, that you can treat them all 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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Be aware of yes men. Generally, they are losers. Surround yourself with winners. Never forget - people win.
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In order to have a winner, the team must have a feeling of unity every player must put the team first ahead of personal glory.
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Baton Rouge happens to be the worst place in the world for a visiting team. It's like being inside a drum.
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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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Don't talk too much or too soon.
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I'm no innovator. If anything I'm a stealer, or borrower. I've stolen or borrowed from more people than you can shake a stick at.
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If you whoop and holler all the time, the players just get used to it.
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There ought to be a special place in heaven for coaches' wives.
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