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Football games are generally won by the boys with the greatest desire.
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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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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I can remember loving to recruit. I knew I was going to do my best. But traveling and recruiting doesn't appeal to me any more. It's not as much fun as it used to be.
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In a crisis, don't hide behind anything or anybody. They're going to find you anyway.
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Don't talk too much. Don't pop off. Don't talk after the game until you cool off.
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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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We can't have two standards, one set for the dedicated young men who want to do something ambitious and one set for those who don't.
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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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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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I ain't won but one. My team won the rest in spite of me.
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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 you don't learn anything but self discipline, then athletics is worthwhile.
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If it is worth playing, it is worth paying the price to win.
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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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