I don't want ordinary people, I
want people who are willing to sacrifice and do without a lot of those things
ordinary students get to do.
That's what it takes to win. - Coach Paul Bear Bryant
He was simply the best there ever
was. - Coach Bob Devaney, Nebraska
He wasn't just a coach, He was the
coach. - Coach John McKay, USC
In many ways, American sports
embody the best in our national character … dedication, teamwork, honor and
friendship. Paul "Bear" Bryant embodied
football. The winner of more games than any
other coach in history, Bear Bryant was a true American
hero. A hard but beloved taskmaster he
pushed ordinary people to perform extraordinary feats.
Patriotic to the core, devoted to
his players and inspired by a winning spirit that never quit, Bear Bryant gave his country the
gift of a legend.
In making the impossible seem easy,
he lived what we all strive to be.
- Ronald Reagan's remarks when awarding Presidential Medal of Freedom
posthumously to Coach Paul Bear Bryant, February 23, 1983.
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