265 Quotes by Bear Bryant

We can’t have two standards, one set for the dedicated young men who want to do something ambitious and one set for those who don’t.

I’m no genius, but I’m a damn good football coach.

If a man is a quitter, I’d rather find out in practice than in a game. I ask for all a player has so I’ll know later what I can expect.

If there is one thing that has helped me as a coach, it’s my ability to recognize winners, or good people who can become winners by paying the price.

Most coaches study the films when they lose. I study them when we win -to see if I can figure out what I did right.

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

If you don’t have discipline, you can’t have a successful program.

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

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.