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 More Quotes by Bear Bryant More Quotes From Bear Bryant I have had players who are good, and who know they are good; I have had players who are bad and Bear Bryant playergamessports At Alabama, our players don't win Heisman Trophies. Our teams win National Championships. Bear Bryant teamplayerwinning 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 giving-upbasketballleadership You must learn how to hold a team together. You must lift some men up, calm others down, until finally they've got one heartbeat. Then you've got yourself a team. Bear Bryant teambasketballleadership In life, you'll have your back up against the wall many times. You might as well get used to it. Bear Bryant nflwallbelieve They say I teach brutal football, but the only thing brutal about football is losing. Bear Bryant teachlosingfootball I have always tried to teach my players to be fighters. When I say that, I don't mean put up your dukes and get in a fistfight over something. I'm talking about facing adversity in your life. There is not a person alive who isn't going to have some awfully bad days in their lives. I tell my players that what I mean by fighting is when your house burns down, and your wife runs off with the drummer, and you've lost your job and all the odds are against you. What are you going to do? Most people just lay down and quit. Well, I want my people to fight back. Bear Bryant leadershiprunningjobs 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 collegefootballneeds Baton Rouge happens to be the worst place in the world for a visiting team. It's like being inside a drum. Bear Bryant lsuteamworld The price of victory is high, but so are the rewards. Bear Bryant victorylifebelieve No coach has ever won a game by what he knows; it's what his players know that counts. Bear Bryant playergamessports 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. Bear Bryant basketballleadershipmotivational 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 encouragingleadershipbelieve I honestly believe that if you are willing to out-condition the opponent, have confidence in your ability, be more aggressive than your opponent and have a genuine desire for team victory, you will become the national champions. If you have all the above, you will acquire confidence and poise, and you will have those intangibles that win the close ones. Bear Bryant encouragingteamleadership If it is worth playing, it is worth paying the price to win. Bear Bryant preparationifswinning Find your own picture, your own self in anything that goes bad. It's awfully easy to mouth off at your staff or chew out players, but if it's bad, and your the head coach, you're responsible. If we have an intercepted pass, I threw it. I'm the head coach. If we get a punt blocked, I caused it. A bad practice, a bad game, it's up to the head coach to assume his responsibility. Bear Bryant playerresponsibilitywrestling There's no substitute for guts. Bear Bryant inspirationalfootballsports 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 basketballleadershipbelieve 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. Bear Bryant funfootballsports The fun never goes out, but it changes with the years, with winning and losing. Bear Bryant winningfunyears
