Bear Bryant

Never quit. It is the easiest cop-out in the world. Set a goal and don’t quit until you attain it. When you do attain it, set another goal, and don’t quit until you reach it. Never quit.

Bear Bryant

Offense sells tickets, but defense wins championships.

Bear Bryant

Sacrifice. Work. Self-discipline. I teach these things, and my boys don’t forget them when they leave.

Bear Bryant

The idea of molding men means a lot to me.

Bear Bryant

There is no sin in not liking to play; it’s a mistake for a boy to be there if he doesn’t want to.

Bear Bryant

There ought to be a special place in heaven for coaches’ wives.

Bear Bryant

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

Bear Bryant

When I was a young coach I used to say, ‘Treat everybody alike.’ That’s bull. Treat everybody fairly.

Bear Bryant

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

Bear Bryant

You must learn how to hold a team together. You must lift some men up, calm others down, until finally they’ve got one heartbeat. Then you’ve got yourself a team.

Bear Bryant