Bear Bryant quotes

There's a lot of blood, sweat, and guts between dreams and success. (Bear Bryant)
No coach has ever won a game by what he knows; it's what his players know that counts.
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I plan on staying at Alabama for the rest of my career. I guarantee that I'll be here for you through it all, regardless of what happens.
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Recruiting is the one thing I hate. I won't do it unless my coaches tell me I've just got to. The whole process is kind of undignified for me and the young man.
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Never quit. It is the easiest cop-out in the world. Set a goal and don't quit until you attain it. When you do attain it, set another goal, and don't quit until you reach it. Never quit.
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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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I've had many a player tell me all through high school and right up until signing day that they were coming to Alabama, then they signed with somebody else.
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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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If you believe in yourself and have dedication and pride - and never quit, you'll be a winner. The price of victory is high but so are the rewards.
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Show class, have pride, and display character. If you do, winning takes care of itself.
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Don't give up at half time. Concentrate on winning the second half. (Bear Bryant)
Never be too proud to get down on your knees and pray.
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You never know how a horse will pull until you hook him to a heavy load.
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There's no substitute for guts.
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The fun never goes out, but it changes with the years, with winning and losing.
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There's no use fussing on a boy who doesn't have any ability.
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A good, quick, small team can beat a big, slow team any time.
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I didn't have a thing to do with picking a coach, and didn't want to. But I didn't think they'd pick one I didn't like.
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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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If you whoop and holler all the time, the players just get used to it.
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If I miss coaching that much, I could go to some little school where they didn't recruit, where all the kids wanted to go. I believe I could find somewhere to coach. (Bear Bryant)
I hope to get out before they start football next year.
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It's been years since I've had a real input in the game anyway. For this game, I've just tried to keep all the other stuff away from the players and coaches.
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Georgia Tech beat us and Mississippi Southern tied us last year, and Texas beat us after we had the game won. We only played about five games the way we were capable of playing and lost one of those.
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I think I'm telling the truth. I sat by Ray Perkins at the Hall of Fame dinner in New York, and at that time he didn't know he was our coach and I didn't either.
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