265 Quotes by Bear Bryant

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.

I’ll put you through hell, but at the end of it all we’ll be champions.

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.

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

If you believe in yourself and have dedication and pride – and never quit, you’ll be a winner. The price of victory is high but so are the rewards.

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.

Nearly every coach I’ve talked with tells me that the attention you get from media and other people is the thing you miss most. I don’t know if that’s right.

There’s a lot of blood, sweat, and guts between dreams and success.

At Alabama, our players don’t win Heisman Trophies. Our teams win National Championships.