First of all, you’ve got to have a vision of ‘What kind of program do I want to have?’ Then you’ve got to have a plan to implement it. Then you’ve got to set the example that you want, develop the principles and values that are important, and get people to buy into it.
NICK SABANI certainly like to win. But I really hate to lose.
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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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I just want everybody to know that I’m opposed to an unauthorized biography on anybody.
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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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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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I want what’s best for people who want to improve the quality of their life.
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The way I look at it is, if you don’t want somebody to know something, don’t say it. If you don’t want them to see you do something, don’t do it.
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There’s certain things that I was taught growing up about not quitting and seeing things through.
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I don’t believe you name a starter until the starter wins the team.
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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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I certainly like to win. But I really hate to lose.
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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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Honesty and integrity is an important part of our character, my character.
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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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You can blame the other guy for saying it, or you can look at yourself and say, ‘I must have contributed to this.’
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Now do I get some time off? Do I get a bonus? Do I get to go on a cruise? But it’s not to keep trying to be the best. That’s not necessarily human nature.
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