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If it is worth playing, it is worth paying the price to win. — Bear Bryant

Football games are generally won by the boys with the greatest desire. — Bear Bryant

Everybody's got pretty good players now, more players than there've ever been. If you play poorly, you're going to get beat. — Bear Bryant

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. — Bear Bryant

The Lord expects you to do some things for yourself. — Bear Bryant

Winning isn't imperative, but getting tougher in the fourth quarter is. — Bear Bryant

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. — Bear Bryant

Mama wanted me to be a preacher. I told her coachin' and preachin' were a lot alike. — Bear Bryant

I don't have any ideas; my coaches have them. I just pass the ideas on and referee the arguments. — Bear Bryant

There is no sin in not liking to play; it's a mistake for a boy to be there if he doesn't want to. — Bear Bryant

Don't tolerate lazy people. They are losers. — Bear Bryant

I make my practices real hard because if a player is a quitter, I want him to quit in practice, not in a game. — Bear Bryant

An Atheist in Alabama is one that doesn't believe in Bear Bryant. — Wally Butts

Don't overwork your squad. If you're going to make a mistake, under-work them. — Bear Bryant

I always want my players to show class, knock'em down, pat on the back, and run back to the huddle. — Bear Bryant

Football changes and so do people. — Bear Bryant

I hope to get out before they start football next year. — Bear Bryant

A champion pays an extra price to be better than anyone else. — Bear Bryant

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. — Bear Bryant

I left Texas A&M because my school called me. Mama called, and when Mama calls, then you just have to come running. — Bear Bryant

If they don't have a winning attitude, I don't want them. — Bear Bryant

In order to have a winner, the team must have a feeling of unity; every player must put the team first ahead of personal glory. — Bear Bryant

I'm not much of a golfer, I don't have any friends and all I like to do is go home and be alone, and not worry about ways not to lose. — Bear Bryant

You have to be willing to out-condition your opponents. — Bear Bryant

Sacrifice. Work. Self-discipline. I teach these things, and my boys don't forget them when they leave. — Bear Bryant

If you don't have discipline, you can't have a successful program. — Bear Bryant

If we'd beaten 'em, I wouldn't be going out. — Bear Bryant

I'm known as a recruiter. Well you've got to have chicken to make chicken salad. — Bear Bryant

Coach (Bear) Bryant wanted to see who was tough in the spring, who he could count on in the fall. — Gene Stallings

If you don't learn anything but self discipline, then athletics is worthwhile. — Bear Bryant

If you see me in a fight with a bear, pray for the bear — Kobe Bryant

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. — Bear Bryant

Scout yourself. Have a buddy who coaches scout you. — Bear Bryant

Sure, I'd love to beat Notre Dame, don't get me wrong. But nothing matters more than beating that cow college on the other side of the state! — Bear Bryant

You take those little rascals, talk to them good, pat them on the back, let them think they are good, and they will go out and beat the biguns. — Bear Bryant

I ain't never been nothin but a winner. — Bear Bryant

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. — Bear Bryant

The fun never goes out, but it changes with the years, with winning and losing. — Bear Bryant

I ain't won but one. My team won the rest in spite of me. — Bear Bryant

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. — Bear Bryant

Little things make the difference. Everyone is well prepared in the big things, but only the winners perfect the little things. — Bear Bryant

In life, you'll have your back up against the wall many times. You might as well get used to it. — Bear Bryant

Get the winners into the game. — Bear Bryant

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 — Bear Bryant

Don't ever give up on ability. Don't give up on a player who has it. — Bear Bryant

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. — Bear Bryant

I'll never give up on a player regardless of his ability as long as he never gives up on himself. In time he will develop. — Bear Bryant

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. — Bear Bryant

The idea of molding men means a lot to me. — Bear Bryant

When you play defense you have to storm the fort or play cover - you can't do both. — Bear Bryant

They say I teach brutal football, but the only thing brutal about football is losing. — Bear Bryant

If you want to walk the heavenly streets of gold, you gotta know the password, "Roll, Tide, Roll!" — Bear Bryant

I don't hire anybody not brighter than I am. If they're not brighter than I am, I don't need them. — Bear Bryant

Offense sells tickets, but defense wins championships. — Bear Bryant

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. — Bear Bryant

I'll put you through hell, but at the end of it all we'll be champions. — Bear Bryant

Recognize winners. They come in all forms. — Bear Bryant

I'm no innovator. If anything I'm a stealer, or borrower. I've stolen or borrowed from more people than you can shake a stick at. — Bear Bryant

You try to make your team do something they're not capable of and you get murdered. — Bear Bryant

If you are going to be a successful duck hunter, you must go where the ducks are. — Bear Bryant

Baton Rouge happens to be the worst place in the world for a visiting team. It's like being inside a drum. — Bear Bryant

The first time you quit, it's hard. The second time, it gets easier. The third time, you don't even have to think about it. — Bear Bryant

One man doesn't make a team. It takes eleven. — Bear Bryant

Lee Roy was the best college linebacker - bar none. He would have made every tackle on every play if they had stayed in bounds. — Bear Bryant

I can reach a kid who doesn't have any ability as long as he doesn't know it. — Bear Bryant

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. — Bear Bryant

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. — Bear Bryant

It really doesn't cost anything to be nice, and the rewards can be
unimaginable — Bear Bryant

Being inside Tiger Stadium is like being on the inside of a drum. — Bear Bryant

Motivating people- the ingredient that separates winners from losers. — Bear Bryant

I'm no genius, but I'm a damn good football coach. — Bear Bryant

The trees which are pruned, watered and nurtured by caring hands bear the greatest fruits; it is the same with people. — Bryant H. McGill

When you win, there's glory enough for everybody. When you lose, there's glory for none. — Bear Bryant

I'm no miracle man. I guarantee nothing but hard work. — Bear Bryant

There ought to be a special place in heaven for coaches' wives. — Bear Bryant

There is a big difference in wanting to and willing to. — Bear Bryant

Be aware of "yes" men. Generally, they are losers. Surround yourself with winners. Never forget - people win. — Bear Bryant

At Alabama, our players don't win Heisman Trophies. Our teams win National Championships. — Bear Bryant

Don't talk too much. Don't pop off. Don't talk after the game until you cool off. — Bear Bryant

Hell, no! A tie is like kissing your sister! — Bear Bryant

I don't care how much talent a team has - if the boys don't think tough, practice tough, and live tough, how they play tough on Saturday. — Bear Bryant

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. — Bear Bryant

John McDonnell is the Bear Bryant of track and field. — Frank Broyles

When I was a young coach I used to say, "Treat everybody alike." That's bull. Treat everybody fairly. — Bear Bryant

I'm happy with the coach we have. I think any one of the ones I asked them to consider would've been good. — Bear Bryant

Losing doesn't make me want to quit. It makes me want to fight that much harder. — Bear Bryant

Don't give up. Reach down inside of you and you'll find something left. — Bear Bryant

It's kind of hard to rally around a math class. — Bear Bryant

Don't talk too much or too soon. — Bear Bryant