I think when you win the national championship, it works throughout your team. Where human nature is to say, I did well. I got my quota this month.
NICK SABANSo when you think about that, you’re always motivated to, ‘I don’t want to lose the next game. I don’t want to lose the next game.’
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Mediocre people don’t like high achievers, and high achievers don’t like mediocre people.
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So when you think about that, you’re always motivated to, ‘I don’t want to lose the next game. I don’t want to lose the next game.’
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Teachers are always trying to inspire people to do better, to learn, to grow. That’s what we do, and we’re proud of the success we’ve had here doing that, and it’s something we’ll certainly continue to do.
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If I say I like one person, that means everybody that voted for the other person doesn’t like me. So, why would I do that?
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I try to stay out of the spotlight.
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Steph Curry is special in terms of the kind of competitor he is.
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You have the ball in your hand every time when you’re a quarterback. Whether you’re handing it off or throwing to somebody, I think that’s extremely important.
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So when you act like the individual is not important, well, it is damn important who these people are and what they are.
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Bill Belichick was probably the most organized coach that I’ve ever been involved with.
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When I talk about a successful program, define that. It’s not just winning the national championship every year because nobody can do that.
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Probably the number one position that has the greatest number of players to choose from is receiver. When we’re out there recruiting, there are a lot of receivers out there to recruit. It’s harder to find defensive players.
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I certainly like to win. But I really hate to lose.
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What makes Freddy Krueger such a horrible character? What makes him scare you to death? You can’t get rid of the guy. He never goes away.
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George Perles at Michigan State was the first coach that gave me responsibility as far as being a coordinator. I learned a lot from that experience.
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I always ask myself the question, do you like to win, or do you hate to lose?
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