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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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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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But it's still a coach's game. Make no mistake. You start at the top. If you don't have a good one at the top, you don't have a cut dog's chance.
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Mama wanted me to be a preacher. I told her coachin' and preachin' were a lot alike.
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Don't talk too much or too soon.
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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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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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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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I'll put you through hell, but at the end of it all we'll be champions.
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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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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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Nearly every coach I've talked with tells me that the attention you get from media and other people is the thing you miss most. I don't know if that's right.
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It's nice to have the opportunity to play for so much money, but it's nicer to win it.
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You take those little rascals, talk to them good, pat them on the back, let them think they are good, and they will go out and beat the biguns.
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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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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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There is a big difference in wanting to and willing to.
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There is no substitute for guts.
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Everybody's got pretty good players now, more players than there've ever been. If you play poorly, you're going to get beat.
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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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There's a lot of blood, sweat, and guts between dreams and success.
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