“Believe in honest, positive dissent.”
And
Football is not an “I” game. It’s a “we” game.”
And
“Nothing has changed about what makes a winner. A winner works his butt off and is dependable. He’s not always the most talented, but he gives everything on every play.”
And
“At Auburn, practice is Hell. But when you line up across the big, fast, smart, angry boys from Florida, and Georgia, and Alabama, where there is no quality of mercy on the ground and no place to hide, you’ll know why practice is Hell at Auburn.”
And
Don’t wait to be a great man. Be a great boy.”
And
“I don’t believe in miracles. I believe in character”
And
“Life is short, so don’t waste any of it carrying around a load of bitterness. It only sours your life, and the world won’t pay any attention anyway.”
And
“If you’re a football coach, criticism comes with the territory. If it tears you up, you better get into another profession.”
Before the 1981 Iron Bowl between Alabama and Auburn, Paul “Bear” Bryant and Pat Dye (Pat Dye coached for Paul Bryant for nine years on the Alabama staff):
Pat Dye: “Coach Bryant, before you start hugging me, you ought to know that my boys are fixing to get after y’all’s ass.”
Paul Bryant: “You ain’t trying to scare me now, are you, Pat?”
Pat Dye: “No sir, because I know you don’t get scared. I’m just telling you what we’re fixing to do.”
And
“A game like this, Alabama players will remember it for the rest of their lives. Auburn players…it’ll eat their guts out the rest of their lives.” Former Auburn coach Pat Dye to a reporter after Van Tiffen kicked his 52 yard field goal to beat Auburn in 1985.
Wikipedia: Pat Dye
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