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Bear Bryant Biography

Paul William "Bear" Bryant (September 11, 1913 – January 26, 1983) was an American college football player and coach. He was best known as the head coach of the University of Alabama football team. During his 25-year tenure as Alabama's head coach, he amassed six national championships (the most in modern college football history) 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 Bryant–Denny Stadium are all named in his honor at the University of Alabama. He was also known for his trademark black and white houndstooth hat, deep voice, casually leaning up against the goal post during pre-game warmups, and holding his rolled-up game plan while on the sidelines. Before arriving at Alabama, Bryant was head football coach at the University of Maryland, the University of Kentucky, and Texas A&M University.

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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.

Believe, Gets, Motivational, Quit, Sports, Time

I'd like for people to remember me as a winner, because I ain't never been nothin but a winner.

Nothin, People, Remember, Winner

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 we were capable of playing and lost one of those.

Lost Ones, Mississippi, Southern, Technology, Texas

I can reach a kid who doesn't have any ability as long as he doesn't know it.

Ability, Kid, Kids, Reach, Sports, Winning

If you don't learn anything but self discipline, then athletics is worthwhile.

Discipline, Learn, Self, Worthwhile

I have had players who are good, and who know they are good; I have had players who are bad and know they are bad; I have had players who are good, but who don't know they are good; I have had players who are bad, but who don't know they are bad. It is this last group that has won more games for me than the first three groups combined.

Bad, Games, Groups, Player, Players, Sports

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.

Sports, Winning, Dedication, Prepare, Plain

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

Opponents, Willing, Conditions

In my lifetime, I may have put too much emphasis on winning, because here I am an old man and the only fun I've had is winning, and that's ridiculous.

Inspirational, Fun, Winning, Man, Ridiculous

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

Motivational, Leadership, Basketball, Guts, Sweat, Blood

Here's a twenty, bury two.

Bury, College, Football, Twenty, Two

But there's one thing about quitters you have to guard against - they are contagious. If one boy goes, the chances are he'll take somebody with him, and you don't want that. So when they would start acting that way, I used to pack them up and get them out, or embarrass them, or do something to turn them around.

Against, Basketball, Believe, Leadership, Start, Way

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

Down, Knees, Pray, Praying, Proud

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

Cover, Defense, Leadership, Play, Sports

What are you doing here? Tell me why you are here. If you are not here to win a national championship, you're in the wrong place. You boys are special. I don't want my players to be like other students. I want special people. You can learn a lot on the football field that isn't taught in the home, the church, or the classroom. There are going to be days when you think you've got no more to give and then you're going to give plenty more. You are going to have pride and class. You are going to be very special. You are going to win the national championship for Alabama.

Alabama, Believe, Classroom, Football, Leadership, Tell

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.

Glory, Motivational Sports, Personal, Player, Teamwork

If you want to walk the heavenly streets of gold, you gotta know the password, "Roll, Tide, Roll!"

Believe, College, Football, Gold, Know, Streets

If they don't have a winning attitude, I don't want them.

Attitude, Basketball, Leadership, Winning

If there is one thing that has helped me as a coach, it's my ability to recognize winners, or good people who can become winners by paying the price.

Basketball, Believe, Helped, Leadership, Paying, Price

If wanting to win is a fault, as some of my critics seem to insist, then I plead guilty. I like to win. I know no other way. It's in my blood.

Believe, Blood, Encouraging, Guilty, Leadership, Like

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