Bear Bryant Quotes

It's not the will to win that matters-everyone has that. It's the will to prepare to win that matters.

You never know how a horse will pull until you hook him to a heavy load.

Don't give up at half time. Concentrate on winning the second half.

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.

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!

There is a big difference in wanting to and willing to.

Never be too proud to get down on your knees and pray.

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

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

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.

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

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.

Expect the unexpected.

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

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

In a crisis, don't hide behind anything or anybody. They're going to find you anyway.

Have a plan. Follow the plan, and you'll be surprised how successful you can be. Most people don't have a plan. That's why it's easy to beat most folks.

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

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.

Offense sells tickets, but defense wins championships.

Show class, have pride, and display character. If you do, winning takes care of itself.

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.

Don't talk too much or too soon.

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.

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

Recognize winners. They come in all forms.

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.

I told them my system was based on the "ant plan," that I'd gotten the idea watching a colony of ants in Africa during the war. A whole bunch of ants working toward a common goal.

The Lord expects you to do some things for yourself.

No coach has ever won a game by what he knows; it's what his players know that counts.

There's no substitute for guts.

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

You win games with your strengths, not your weaknesses.

There is no substitute for guts.

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.

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.

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.

Motivating people- the ingredient that separates winners from losers.

There's no use fussing on a boy who doesn't have any ability.

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.

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.

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

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

Don't tolerate lazy people. They are losers.

The price of victory is high, but so are the rewards.

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

I ain't never been nothin but a winner.

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

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.

A good, quick, small team can beat a big, slow team any time.