Bear Bryant Quotes

I took pride in knowing, 'Hey, my numbers may be down, but football guys know I'm playing at a high level.'

Sports for me is when a guy walks off the court, and you really can't tell whether he won or lost, when he carries himself with pride either way.

When Jim Irsay called me five years ago, he told me, 'I want you to be our coach and help us win the Super Bowl.' He told me, 'We are going win it the right way. We are going to win it with great guys; win it with class and dignity. We are going to win it in a way that will make Indianapolis proud.'

When you're on the court, there is certain things that you would do that you wouldn't do off the court. When you get off, you obviously have to be gracious and a humble person. When you are on the floor, be a team player. Championships are what you are defined by - legacy. Go about things the right way.

Let us be absolutely clear about one thing: we must not confuse humility with false modesty or servility.

I would rather have honesty and character than prestige and wealth. I can walk and ride the streets of this city, hold my head up, and look all men in the face.

For me, I pride myself on every aspect of the game.

Obviously results are what count in senior football, but performing the right way as well is important.

We're gracious and we're humble, and we play the game a certain way, whether we win or lose.

I still do believe in carrying yourself a certain way, and I do my best to be somewhat of a role model. I'm not a perfect person. I'm a human being. I'm not the Lord, but I do accept that responsibility, and that's why I do try to carry myself with confidence, with poise, with grace, and with class.

When you want to win, and you want to go to work every day, you want to work with high character people; you want to work with classy people.

Jay Wright is class personified. He wins with class, loses with dignity when he does, which is not often.

The belt doesn't represent me; it's how you deal with people, how you represent yourself as a champion. The belt is a sign of a champion, but what makes a champion is the things I have just said.

This is America's Team and we are confident this outstanding group of athletes will make our country proud.

I always say be humble but be firm. Humility and openness are the key to success without compromising your beliefs.

I may not have been the best Yankee to put on the pinstripes, but I am the proudest.

'Justified' is one of the greatest teams I've ever played for. It's just awesome.

Hit a home run - put your head down, drop the bat, run around the bases, because the name on the front is more - a lot more important than the name on the back.

To me, it didn't matter where I played, I just wanted to play well.

I'm not for the flashes; I'm not for glitz and glamour, you know. I just want to win, I want to be good at what I do, um, and look back upon these days of playing in the NBA.

It ain't bragging if you can do it.

I'm a prideful person when it comes to competition.

Sports teaches you character, it teaches you to play by the rules, it teaches you to know what it feels like to win and lose-it teaches you about life.

Cricketers are made to feel that they are very special. That is okay as long as cricketers realise they are only as good as their last innings.

Our goal was to win, to win a Super Bowl, but also to win in the right way, to be role models to our community, to represent Indianapolis, the state of Indiana and the National Football League.