265 Quotes by Bear Bryant

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.

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

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

Recognize winners. They come in all forms.

I'd like for people to remember me as a winner, because I ain't never been nothin but a winner.

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

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

You win games with your strengths, not your weaknesses.

Three rules for coaching: 1.) Surround yourself with people who can't live without football. 2.) Recognize winners. They come in all forms. 3.) Have a plan for everything.