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17 quotes by Bear Bryant

Paul William "Bear" Bryant (September 11, 1913 – January 26, 1983) was an American college football player and coach. He was best known as the longtime head coach of the University of Alabama football team. During his 25-year tenure as Alabama's head coach, he amassed six national championships and thirteen conference championships. Upon his retirement in 1982, he held the record for most wins as head coach in collegiate football history...
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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... →

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

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The fun never goes out, but it changes with the years, with winning and losing.

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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.

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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... →

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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... →

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If I miss coaching that much, I could go to some little school where they didn't recruit, where all the kids wanted to go. I believe I could find... →

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Georgia Tech beat us and Mississippi Southern tied us last year, and Texas beat us after we had the game won. We only played about five games the way... →

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Back 12 years ago, when Dr. Mathews was president here, we had a plan that when I got ready to quit, we'd bring a certain guy in and he'd... →

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It's been years since I've had a real input in the game anyway. For this game, I've just tried to keep all the other stuff away from the... →

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I can remember loving to recruit. I knew I was going to do my best. But traveling and recruiting doesn't appeal to me any more. It's not as... →

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I want to make sure I don't interfere with the success of that team next year. I don't see any way I could go to practice like most of... →

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I've had many a player tell me all through high school and right up until signing day that they were coming to Alabama, then they signed with... →

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