Author: Paul 'Bear' Bryant

First year, a .500 season – second year, a conference championship – third year, undefeated – fourth year, a national championship – and in the fifth year, we’ll be on probation, of course.

1913 – 1983) American college football coach
Football Sports Success

Winning isn’t everything, but it beats anything that comes in second.

1913 – 1983) American college football coach
Sports

If anything goes bad, I did it… if anything goes semi-good, we did it… if anything goes really good, then you did it; that's all it takes to get people to win football games for you.

1913 – 1983) American college football coach
People Situations Success Work

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

1913 – 1983) American college football coach
Life Situations

It's kind of hard to rally around a math class.

1913 – 1983) American college football coach
Football Sports

I don't hire anybody not brighter than I am; if they're not brighter than I am, I don't need them.

1913 – 1983) American college football coach
Intelligence People