Bear Bryant On Dealing With Adversity

Bear Bryant On Dealing With Adversity

1. “You know what I think? I think we should blow it up and start over. The wrong people have been runnin’ the joint for too long. Let’s just torch the barn and kill the rats.”

2. I don’t think it’s so much that you coach football as you coach people. You just have to have a way with folks.

3. In a crisis, don’t hide behind anything or anybody. They’re going to find you anyway.

4. In life, you’ll have your back up against the wall many times. You might as well get used to it.

5. You never know how a horse will plow until you hook him to a heavy load.

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

7. 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.

8. When you make a mistake, admit it, learn from it and don’t repeat it.