265 Quotes by Bear Bryant

Mama wanted me to be a preacher. I told her coachin' and preachin' were a lot alike.

No coach has ever won a game by what he knows; it's what his players know that counts.

I know what it takes to win. If I can sell them on what it takes to win, then we are not going to lose too many football games.

I'm no innovator. If anything I'm a stealer, or borrower. I've stolen or borrowed from more people than you can shake a stick at.

I ain't never had much fun. I ain't never been two inches away from a football. Here guys go fishing on the day of the game, hunting, golfing, and all I want to do is be alone, studying how not to lose.

If we'd beaten 'em, I wouldn't be going out.

I plan on staying at Alabama for the rest of my career. I guarantee that I'll be here for you through it all, regardless of what happens.

That's all it takes to get people to win football games for you.

I think I'm telling the truth. I sat by Ray Perkins at the Hall of Fame dinner in New York, and at that time he didn't know he was our coach and I didn't either.