Bear Bryant Quotes About Winning
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It's not the will to win that matters-everyone has that. It's the will to prepare to win that matters.
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Show class, have pride, and display character. If you do, winning takes care of itself.
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Hell, no! A tie is like kissing your sister!
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I didn't care if we ever quit practicing. I loved it. The only other guy I ever knew who loved it as much was Jerry Duncan. He would beg to practice even when he was hurt. I've actually seen him cry because the trainer told him he couldn't scrimmage.
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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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I know what it takes to win. If I can sell them on what it takes to win, then we are not going to lose too many football games.
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A few minutes ago, I had a hard time getting through the lobby because of all the people. After today, that won't be happening.
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Don't worry about making friends; don't worry about making enemies. Worry about winning, because if you win, your enemies can't hurt you, and if you lose, your friends can't stand you.
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In my lifetime, I may have put too much emphasis on winning, because here I am an old man and the only fun I've had is winning, and that's ridiculous.
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If anything goes bad, I did it. If anything goes semi-good, we did it. If anything goes real good, then you did it. That's all it takes to get people to win football games for you.
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The fun never goes out, but it changes with the years, with winning and losing.
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I think the most important thing of all for any team is a winning attitude. The coaches must have it. The players must have it. The student body must have it. If you have dedicated players who believe in themselves, you don't need a lot of talent.
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If it is worth playing, it is worth paying the price to win.
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I don't have any ideas; my coaches have them. I just pass the ideas on and referee the arguments.
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Winning isn't imperative, but getting tougher in the fourth quarter is.
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What are you doing here? Tell me why you are here. If you are not here to win a national championship, you're in the wrong place. You boys are special. I don't want my players to be like other students. I want special people. You can learn a lot on the football field that isn't taught in the home, the church, or the classroom. There are going to be days when you think you've got no more to give and then you're going to give plenty more. You are going to have pride and class. You are going to be very special. You are going to win the national championship for Alabama.
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Don't give up at half time. Concentrate on winning the second half.
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Every time a player goes out there, at least 20 people have some amount of influence on him. His mother has more influence than anyone. I know because I played, and I loved my mama.
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I've made so many mistakes that if I don't make the same mistakes over, we're going to come pretty close to winning.
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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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Be aware of "yes" men. Generally, they are losers. Surround yourself with winners. Never forget - people win.
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Football games are generally won by the boys with the greatest desire.
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I ain't won but one. My team won the rest in spite of me.
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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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Most coaches study the films when they lose. I study them when we win -to see if I can figure out what I did right
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All I know is, I don't want to stop coaching, and I don't want to stop winning, so we're gonna break the record unless I die.
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A good, quick, small team can beat a big, slow team any time.
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You win games with your strengths, not your weaknesses.
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That's all it takes to get people to win football games for you.
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If you want to coach you have three rules to follow to win. One, surround yourself with people who can't live without football. I've had a lot of them. Two, be able to recognize winners. They come in all forms. And, three, have a plan for everything. A plan for practice, a plan for the game. A plan for being ahead, and a plan for being behind 20-0 at half, with your quarterback hurt and the phones dead, with it raining cats and dogs and no rain gear because the equipment man left it at home.
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