Bear Bryant

The idea of molding men means a lot to me.

— Bear Bryant

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

— Bear Bryant

I ain't never been nothin but a winner.

— Bear Bryant

I'm no genius, but I'm a damn good football coach.

— Bear Bryant

Don't tolerate lazy people. They are losers.

— Bear Bryant

Football changes and so do people.

— Bear Bryant

Hell, no! A tie is like kissing your sister!

— Bear Bryant

Scout yourself. Have a buddy who coaches scout you.

— Bear Bryant

Don't overwork your squad. If you're going to make a mistake, under-work them.

— Bear Bryant

When you play defense you have to storm the fort or play cover - you can't do both.

— Bear Bryant

I always want my players to show class, knock'em down, pat on the back, and run back to the huddle.

— Bear Bryant

You have to be willing to out-condition your opponents.

— Bear Bryant

When you win, there's glory enough for everybody. When you lose, there's glory for none.

— Bear Bryant

The Lord expects you to do some things for yourself.

— Bear Bryant

They say I teach brutal football, but the only thing brutal about football is losing.

— Bear Bryant

At Alabama, our players don't win Heisman Trophies. Our teams win National Championships.

— Bear Bryant

If wanting to win is a fault, as some of my critics seem to insist, then I plead guilty. I like to…

— Bear Bryant

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

I've had many a player tell me all through high school and right up until signing day that they were coming to…

— Bear Bryant

But it's still a coach's game. Make no mistake. You start at the top. If you don't have a good one at…

— Bear Bryant

All I know is, I don't want to stop coaching, and I don't want to stop winning, so we're gonna break the…

— Bear Bryant

Nearly every coach I've talked with tells me that the attention you get from media and other people is the thing you…

— Bear Bryant

Sure, I'd love to beat Notre Dame, don't get me wrong. But nothing matters more than beating that cow college on the…

— Bear Bryant

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

— Bear Bryant

I didn't care if we ever quit practicing. I loved it. The only other guy I ever knew who loved it as…

— Bear Bryant

I have had players who are good, and who know they are good; I have had players who are bad and know…

— Bear Bryant

You have to learn what makes this or that Sammy run. For one it's a pat on the back, for another it's…

— Bear Bryant

Back 12 years ago, when Dr. Mathews was president here, we had a plan that when I got ready to quit, we'd…

— Bear Bryant

My approach to the game has been the same at all the places I've been. Vanilla. The sure way. That means, first…

— Bear Bryant

People who are in it for their own good are individualists. They don't share the same heartbeat that makes a team so…

— Bear Bryant

But it's still a coach's game. Make no mistake. You start at the top. If you don't have a good one at…

— Bear Bryant

First there are those who are winners, and know they are winners. Then there are the losers who know they are losers.…

— Bear Bryant

I have always tried to teach my players to be fighters. When I say that, I don't mean put up your dukes…

— Bear Bryant

If you want to coach you have three rules to follow to win. One, surround yourself with people who can't live without…

— Bear Bryant

What are you doing here? Tell me why you are here. If you are not here to win a national championship, you're…

— Bear Bryant

The old lessons (work, self-discipline, sacrifice, teamwork, fighting to achieve) aren't being taught by many people other than football coaches these days.…

— Bear Bryant

It's kind of hard to rally around a math class.

— Bear Bryant

Get the winners into the game.

— Bear Bryant

One man doesn't make a team. It takes eleven.

— Bear Bryant

Recognize winners. They come in all forms.

— Bear Bryant