Bear Bryant Quotes

It's not the will to win that matters-everyone has that. It's the will to prepare to win that matters.

When you make a mistake, there are only three things you should ever do about it: 1. Admit it. 2. Learn from it, and 3. Don't repeat it.

It really doesn't cost anything to be nice, and the rewards can be unimaginable

There is a big difference in wanting to and willing to.

Never be too proud to get down on your knees and pray.

Little things make the difference. Everyone is well prepared in the big things, but only the winners perfect the little things.

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.

Never quit. It is the easiest cop-out in the world. Set a goal and don't quit until you attain it. When you do attain it, set another goal, and don't quit until you reach it. Never quit.

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 first time you quit, it's hard. The second time, it gets easier. The third time, you don't even have to think about it.

The old lessons (work, self-discipline, sacrifice, teamwork, fighting to achieve) aren't being taught by many people other than football coaches these days. The football coach has a captive audience and can teach these lessons because the communication lines between himself and his players are more wide open than between kids and parents. We better teach these lessons or else the country's future population will be made up of a majority of crooks, drug addicts, or people on relief.

If anything goes bad, I did it. If anything goes semi-good, we did it. If anything goes real good, then you did it. That's all it takes to get people to win football games for you.

Show class, have pride, and display character. If you do, winning takes care of itself.

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

It's awfully important to win with humility. It's also important to lose. I hate to lose worse than anyone, but if you never lose you won't know how to act. If you lose with humility, then you can come back.

A champion pays an extra price to be better than anyone else.

The price of victory is high, but so are the rewards.

Expect the unexpected.

You never know how a horse will pull until you hook him to a heavy load.

In order to have a winner, the team must have a feeling of unity; every player must put the team first ahead of personal glory.

Recognize winners. They come in all forms.

Don't talk too much or too soon.

I make my practices real hard because if a player is a quitter, I want him to quit in practice, not in a game.

Motivating people- the ingredient that separates winners from losers.

Don't give up at half time. Concentrate on winning the second half.