Football games are generally won by the boys with the greatest desire. — Bear Bryant Copy Share Image
You try to make your team do something they're not capable of and you get murdered. — Bear Bryant Copy Share Image
I'm happy with the coach we have. I think any one of the ones I asked them to consider would've been good. — Bear Bryant Copy Share Image
If wanting to win is a fault, as some of my critics seem to insist, then I plead guilty. I like to… — Bear Bryant Copy Share Image
Three rules for coaching: 1.) Surround yourself with people who can't live without football. 2.) Recognize winners. They come in all forms.… — Bear Bryant Copy Share Image
You must learn how to hold a team together. You must lift some men up, calm others down, until finally they've got… — Bear Bryant Copy Share Image
If I miss coaching that much, I could go to some little school where they didn't recruit, where all the kids wanted… — Bear Bryant Copy Share Image
In order to have a winner, the team must have a feeling of unity; every player must put the team first ahead… — Bear Bryant Copy Share Image
If there is one thing that has helped me as a coach, it's my ability to recognize winners, or good people who… — Bear Bryant Copy Share Image
I tell young players who want to be coaches, who think they can put up with all the headaches and heartaches, can… — Bear Bryant Copy Share Image
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… — Bear Bryant Copy Share Image
Everybody's got pretty good players now, more players than there've ever been. If you play poorly, you're going to get beat. — Bear Bryant Copy Share Image
I make my practices real hard because if a player is a quitter, I want him to quit in practice, not in… — Bear Bryant Copy Share Image
In my lifetime, I may have put too much emphasis on winning, because here I am an old man and the only… — Bear Bryant Copy Share Image
I didn't have a thing to do with picking a coach, and didn't want to. But I didn't think they'd pick one… — Bear Bryant Copy Share Image
Baton Rouge happens to be the worst place in the world for a visiting team. It's like being inside a drum. — Bear Bryant Copy Share Image
Little things make the difference. Everyone is well prepared in the big things, but only the winners perfect the little things. — Bear Bryant Copy Share
Set goals - high goals for you and your organization. When your organization has a goal to shoot for, you create teamwork, people working… — Bear Bryant Copy Share
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. — Bear Bryant Copy Share
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… — Bear Bryant Copy Share
I didn't have a thing to do with picking a coach, and didn't want to. But I didn't think they'd pick one I didn't… — Bear Bryant Copy Share
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. — Bear Bryant Copy Share
If you want to coach you have three rules to follow to win. One, surround yourself with people who can't live without football. I've… — Bear Bryant Copy Share
The fun never goes out, but it changes with the years, with winning and losing. — Bear Bryant Copy Share
I don't have any ideas; my coaches have them. I just pass the ideas on and referee the arguments. — Bear Bryant Copy Share
Losing doesn't make me want to quit. It makes me want to fight that much harder. — Bear Bryant Copy Share
First there are those who are winners, and know they are winners. Then there are the losers who know they are losers. Then there… — Bear Bryant Copy Share
