Bear Bryant Quotes

No cross no crown.

I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'

Most of the time you will fail, but you will also occasionally succeed. Those occasional successes make all the hard work and sacrifice worthwhile.

If you don't suffer, you don't get anything. Nothing easy in life.

If you win without sacrifice you enjoy it but it's more satisfying when you have struggled.

The rewards for those who persevere far exceed the pain that must precede the victory.

Filipinos don't realize that victory is the child of struggle, that joy blossoms from suffering, and redemption is a product of sacrifice.

Know that even when you want to give up or throw in the towel, in the end it will all be worth the hard work.

I wasn't born to be champion - I fought to be champion.

I been through some things but I worked hard to get to where I'm at.

Success is sweet and sweeter if long delayed and gotten through many struggles and defeats.

The triumph can't be had without the struggle.

Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle.

We knew that you don't get to be world champions without a struggle.

Believe me, the reward is not so great without the struggle.

Anything that is worth struggling for is worth singing for.

Nothing of value is ever won without sacrifice.

In every sport, there will be struggle and obstacles, but a victory which comes easily is no victory.

There were so many times when I felt like running away from the akhada. But now that we are bearing the fruits of all the hard work, we understand its value.

I believe in hard work, but I believe in vindication as well. You have a few nightmares, I imagine, before you reach your dream.

You realize how hard it is to get there, but don't lose sight that the goal is to win a championship.

I might win a championship. I might win two or three. I might not. The journey to get there is, for me, the most important.

To finally become world champion after losing out in three previous finals is very satisfying. It shows that if you stick to your goals and work hard, you can achieve them in the end.

The harder the race, the better.

I'm a big believer in having to go through hard times to get to where you want to be. Nothing comes easy. You have to work.