When you have a system, you kind of get in a routine of what’s important. And then you spend a lot more time on thinking of things that would make it better.
NICK SABANAs a coach, when it comes to football players, we’re trying to change their behavior and make them better. As people, we’re trying to change their behavior and make them better.
More Nick Saban Quotes
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There needs to be somebody that looks out for what’s best for the game, not what’s best for the Big 10 or what’s best for the SEC or what’s best for Jim Harbaugh, but what’s best for the game of college football – the integrity of the game, the coaches, the players, and the people that play it.
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You can’t keep your team together, and you are going to have more changes all the time. Personnel decisions aren’t always made by you, especially who you bring to your team.
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One of these days when I’m finished coaching at Alabama.
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You have this beautiful hole, this beautiful opportunity to get a good score.
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My wife goes to Birmingham five times a week. My mom lives in Birmingham now after moving from Myrtle Beach. It’s not just the job. A lot of people don’t get that. My life is here.
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I think you have to be more flexible to be a pro coach because once you pay the guy the money, whether he can backpedal the way you want him to or whatever, his style of play may not suit you, but you still are going to play him, and he is going to be a part of your team.
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I think anytime you play somebody on a yearly basis, you develop a history for what they like to do.
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I try to stay out of the spotlight.
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You wear your team out, and it’s hard to get them back.
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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 don’t believe you name a starter until the starter wins the team.
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I don’t try to sensationalize anybody. I’m not trying to entertain. I’m trying to give information and give access to me and tell about our program.
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Whether it’s make good grades in school, be a good athlete, be a good person, go down and do some community service and help somebody who’s in need, whatever it is you choose to do, you’re investing your time in that.
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I’ve had a lot more success helping guys then just being punitive.
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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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