Bear Bryant
Bear Bryant
Paul William "Bear" Bryantwas 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 with 323 wins. The Paul W. Bryant Museum, Paul W. Bryant Hall, Paul W. Bryant Drive, and...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth11 September 1913
CityFordyce, AR
CountryUnited States of America
Bear Bryant quotes about
Don't give up. Reach down inside of you and you'll find something left.
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.
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.
In a crisis, don't hide behind anything or anybody. They're going to find you anyway.
If we'd beaten 'em, I wouldn't be going out.
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.
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.
Baton Rouge happens to be the worst place in the world for a visiting team. It's like being inside a drum.
I'll never give up on a player regardless of his ability as long as he never gives up on himself. In time he will develop.
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.
Losing doesn't make me want to quit. It makes me want to fight that much harder.
Offense sells tickets, but defense wins championships.
No coach has ever won a game by what he knows; it's what his players know that counts.
Never be too proud to get down on your knees and pray.