Bear Bryant Winning Quotations

The fun never goes out, but it changes with the years, with winning and losing.

I've made so many mistakes that if I don't make the same mistakes over, we're going to come pretty close to winning.

I honestly believe that if you are willing to out-condition the opponent, have confidence in your ability, be more aggressive than your opponent and have a genuine desire for team victory, you will become the national champions. If you have all the above, you will acquire confidence and poise, and you will have those intangibles that win the close ones.

Offense sells tickets, but defense wins championships.

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.

Most coaches study the films when they lose. I study them when we win -to see if I can figure out what I did right

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.

A few minutes ago, I had a hard time getting through the lobby because of all the people. After today, that won't be happening.

That's all it takes to get people to win football games for you.

I know what it takes to win. If I can sell them on what it takes to win, then we are not going to lose too many football games.

Be aware of "yes" men. Generally, they are losers. Surround yourself with winners. Never forget - people win.

You win games with your strengths, not your weaknesses.

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

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.

Football games are generally won by the boys with the greatest desire.

I don't have any ideas; my coaches have them. I just pass the ideas on and referee the arguments.

I didn't care if we ever quit practicing. I loved it. The only other guy I ever knew who loved it as much was Jerry Duncan. He would beg to practice even when he was hurt. I've actually seen him cry because the trainer told him he couldn't scrimmage.

Don't worry about making friends; don't worry about making enemies. Worry about winning, because if you win, your enemies can't hurt you, and if you lose, your friends can't stand you.

Winning isn't imperative, but getting tougher in the fourth quarter is.

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

Everybody's got pretty good players now, more players than there've ever been. If you play poorly, you're going to get beat.

Every time a player goes out there, at least 20 people have some amount of influence on him. His mother has more influence than anyone. I know because I played, and I loved my mama.

If it is worth playing, it is worth paying the price to win.

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 record unless I die.

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

Don't give up at halftime. Concentrate on winning the second half.