265 Quotes by Bear Bryant

Sacrifice. Work. Self-discipline. I teach these things, and my boys don’t forget them when they leave.

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

When you play defense you have to storm the fort or play cover – you can’t do both.

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’re still going to win with preparation and dedication and plain old desire. If you don’t have genuine desire, you won’t be dedicated enough to prepare properly.

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.

I don’t have any ideas; my coaches have them. I just pass the ideas on and referee the arguments.

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.

I tell young players who want to be coaches, who think they can put up with all the headaches and heartaches, can you live without it? If you can live without it, don’t get in it.