I think the worst thing a player can do is just not be yourself.
NICK SABANWhen you have the ability to affect other people and be somebody that somebody wants to emulate, care enough to help somebody else for their benefit, that’s what makes you a good teammate, and that’s what everybody’s looking for.
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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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When you invest your time, you make a goal and a decision of something that you want to accomplish.
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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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People talk about you won four national championships. Well, I feel like we’ve had good enough teams to win eight. So I feel like we failed four times. I feel like I failed four times.
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I don’t know how many times I’ve been 114 yards from the hole and made double bogey. Well, I hit a great drive, but it doesn’t matter. It’s only the next shot that matters.
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My wife gets so mad at me because I don’t like to cook on the grill.
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I don’t believe you name a starter until the starter wins the team.
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I think people always assume that every team has great intangibles, and that’s not necessarily right.
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I certainly like to win. But I really hate to lose.
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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.
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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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Rex Ryan does a lot of the same kind of stuff that we do in terms of how they play in the secondary and what they do.
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When you play quarterback, you have to process information quickly, get the ball out of your hand to the right guy.
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One thing I always tell players is that there are three bad things.
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I said as soon as we had a playoff, we were going to minimize the importance of all the other bowl games. I’m not saying it’s good or bad; it kind of is what it is.
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