Paul Bryant Quotes

• I think I’m telling the truth. I sat by Ray Perkins at the Hall of Fame dinner in New York, and at that time he didn’t know he was our coach and I didn’t either.

  Paul Bryant

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• The fun never goes out, but it changes with the years, with winning and losing.

  Paul Bryant

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• Back 12 years ago, when Dr. Mathews was president here, we had a plan that when I got ready to quit, we’d bring a certain guy in and he’d take over that day and I’d leave. But as time wore on, I realized that wouldn’t have been good at all.

  Paul Bryant

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• If we’d beaten ’em, I wouldn’t be going out.

  Paul Bryant

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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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• I’m happy with the coach we have. I think any one of the ones I asked them to consider would’ve been good.

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• Georgia Tech beat us and Mississippi Southern tied us last year, and Texas beat us after we had the game won. We only played about five games the way we were capable of playing and lost one of those.

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  Tags in Mississippi, Games

• 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.

  Paul Bryant

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• I can remember loving to recruit. I knew I was going to do my best. But traveling and recruiting doesn’t appeal to me any more. It’s not as much fun as it used to be.

  Paul Bryant

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  Tags in Appeal, Recruiting, Fun

• 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.

  Paul Bryant

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• I plan on staying at Alabama for the rest of my career. I guarantee that I’ll be here for you through it all, regardless of what happens.

  Paul Bryant

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• I hope to get out before they start football next year.

  Paul Bryant

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• 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.

  Paul Bryant

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Paul Bryant (33)

Birth:	11th September, 1913
Death:	26th January, 1983
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Coach, Football Player

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