Bear Bryant Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings

16 Famous Quotes by Bear Bryant
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“Truth crushed to earth shall rise again: Th' eternal years of God are hers; But Error, wounded, writhes in pain, And dies among his worshippers.”
Truth Quotes
Source: The Battle Field (st. 9)
“The sweet calm sunshine of October, now Warms the low spot; upon its grassy mould The purple oak-leaf falls; the birchen bough Drops its bright spoil like arrow-heads of gold.”
October Quotes
Source: October
“The faint old man shall lean his silver head To feel thee; thou shalt kiss the child asleep, And dry the moistened curls that overspread His temples, while his breathing grows more deep.”
Wind Quotes
Source: Evening Wind (st. 4)
“The summer day is closed, the sun is set: Well they have done their office, those bright hours, The latest of whose train goes softly out In the red west.”
Twilight Quotes
Source: An Evening Reverie
“In a crisis, don't hide behind anything or anybody. They're going to find you anyway.”
Crisis Quotes
“There's no substitute for guts.”
Courage Quotes
“Bear Bryant's Three Rules for coaching: 1) Surround yourself with people who can't live without football. 2) Recognize winners. They come In all forms. 3) Have a plan for everything.”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“it's not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“There's no substitute for guts.”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“If anything goes bad, I did it. If anything goes semi-good, then we did it. If anything goes real good, then you did it. That's all it takes to get people to win football games.”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“When you can't score from the 1, you don't deserve to win.”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“You have to be willing to out-condition your opponents.”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“In life, you'll have your back up against the wall many times. You might as well get used to It.”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“I'm not much of a golfer, I don't have any friends and, all I like to do is go home and be alone, and not worry about ways not to lose.”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“Don't give up at halftime. Concentrate on winning the second half.”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“Mama called, and when Mama calls, you just have to come running.”
Miscellaneous Quotes