Bear Bryant citations

Paul William « Bear » Bryant, né le 11 septembre 1913 à Fordyce et mort le 26 janvier 1983 à Tuscaloosa, est un joueur universitaire et entraîneur de football américain. Wikipedia  

✵ 11. septembre 1913 – 26. janvier 1983
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“I don't guess anybody would think much of what Joe did nowadays, including myself. But he was supposed to be a leader, so he had to live by the rules. It was the hardest thing I ever had to do, and it was to the greatest athlete I ever coached.”

Speaking about Joe Namath, the star quarterback, being benched for an infraction before the 1963 final regular-season game against Miami and the Sugar Bowl.
Source: Football's Supercoach, B.J., Phillips, Sep. 29, 1980, Time, 6, 2008-12-11 http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,952802-6,00.html,

“There's a lot of blood, sweat and guts between dreams and success.”

Source: Top Fifty Quotes From Bear Bryant, Drew, Roberts, Aug. 7, 2012, 2015-12-17 http://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/2012/bear-bryant-50-quotes/,

“Cunningham did more for integration in Alabama in 60 minutes than Martin Luther King Jr.”

African-American Sam "Bam" Cunningham led University of Southern California's integrated football team to a lopsided victory against Alabama's segregated team in 1970. Bryant integrated Alabama's team the next year.
Source: He was a giant in the world of college football, Erik, Spanberg, September 13, 2005, The Christian Science Monitor, 2008-12-11 http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0913/p17s01-bogn.html,

“Recruiting is the one thing I hate. I won't do it unless my coaches tell me I've just got to. The whole process is kind of undignified for me and the young man.”

Source: Football's Supercoach, B.J., Phillips, Sep. 29, 1980, Time, 6, 2008-12-11 http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,952802-6,00.html,

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