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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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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
Winning
Enough
None
Glory
Lose
Loses
Everybody

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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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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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You try to make your team do something they're not capable of and you get murdered.
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When you play defense you have to storm the fort or play cover - you can't do both.
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I ain't won but one. My team won the rest in spite of me.
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Scout yourself. Have a buddy who coaches scout you.
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I'd like for people to remember me as a winner, because I ain't never been nothin but a winner.
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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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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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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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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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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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If a man is a quitter, I'd rather find out in practice than in a game. I ask for all a player has so I'll know later what I can expect.
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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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There ought to be a special place in heaven for coaches' wives.
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They say I teach brutal football, but the only thing brutal about football is losing.
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You win games with your strengths, not your weaknesses.
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If wanting to win is a fault, as some of my critics seem to insist, then I plead guilty. I like to win. I know no other way. It's in my blood.
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