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When you play defense you have to storm the fort or play cover - you can't do both.
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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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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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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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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Have a plan. Follow the plan, and you'll be surprised how successful you can be. Most people don't have a plan. That's why it's easy to beat most folks.
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Here's a twenty, bury two.
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When you win, there's glory enough for everybody. When you lose, there's glory for none.
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Being inside Tiger Stadium is like being on the inside of a drum.
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There is a big difference in wanting to and willing to.
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My approach to the game has been the same at all the places I've been. Vanilla. The sure way. That means, first of all, to win physically. If you got eleven on a field, and they beat the other eleven physically, they'll win. They will start forcing mistakes. They'll win in the fourth quarter.
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Three rules for coaching: 1.) Surround yourself with people who can't live without football. 2.) Recognize winners. They come in all forms. 3.) Have a plan for everything.
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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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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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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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You're still going to win with preparation and dedication and plain old desire. If you don't have genuine desire, you won't be dedicated enough to prepare properly.
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If they don't have a winning attitude, I don't want them.
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There's no use fussing on a boy who doesn't have any ability.
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I'm no genius, but I'm a damn good football coach.
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I'm known as a recruiter. Well you've got to have chicken to make chicken salad.
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When you make a mistake, there are only three things you should ever do about it: 1. Admit it. 2. Learn from it, and 3. Don't repeat it.
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