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Bear Bryant

"I didn't have a thing to do with picking a coach, and didn't want to. But I didn't think they'd pick one I didn't like."

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"I didn't have a thing to do with picking a coach, and didn't want to. But I didn't think they'd pick one I didn't like."

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"I've had many a player tell me all through high school and right up until signing day that they were coming to Alabama, then they signed with somebody else."
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"It's been years since I've had a real input in the game anyway. For this game, I've just tried to keep all the other stuff away from the players and coaches."
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"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."
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"Nearly every coach I've talked with tells me that the attention you get from media and other people is the thing you miss most. I don't know if that's right."
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