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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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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 always want my players to show class, knock'em down, pat on the back, and run back to the huddle.
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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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There's a lot of blood, sweat, and guts between dreams and success.
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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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Don't overwork your squad. If you're going to make a mistake, under-work them.
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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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