265 Quotes by Bear Bryant

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

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.

Here's a twenty, bury two.

People who are in it for their own good are individualists. They don't share the same heartbeat that makes a team so great. A great unit, whether it be football or any organization, shares the same heartbeat.

The biggest mistake coaches make is taking borderline cases and trying to save them. I'm not talking about grades now, I'm talking about character. I want to know before a boy enrolls about his home life, and what his parents want him to be.

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

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

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

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