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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.

Nick Saban

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.
NICK SABAN

Coach Flexible Money More One Pay Pro Think Way
I want what’s best for people who want to improve the quality of their life.
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Best Improve Live People Quality Want
If we’d had Drew Brees, I might still be in Miami.
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Be Country Had might People Still
I feel like I’ve been very blessed to have some great mentors through the years, starting with Don James, who was my college coach, who really inspired me to want to be a coach, which is not something that I really had in mind.
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Been Bless Coach Fell Great Have Like Mentor Person Some Start With Year
I think if I would have come home and told my dad that I was going to quit the team, I think he would have kicked me out of the house. I don’t think I’d have a place to stay.
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Dad Home House Kick Out Play Quit Stay Team Think Told
Now, everybody always says there’s no ‘I’ in team, but there is an ‘I’ in win, because the individuals make the team what it is, and how they think and what they do is important to the team.
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Always Everybody Individual Make Now Say Team Win
I would call them, whether it’s a playoff game, a bowl game, or one of these kickoff classic type things, which I think is helpful to, you know, our players in terms of playing some place that’s not really a home game for them.
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Bowl Classic Game Helpful Home Player Playoff Think
I don’t ever want the players to relax in a game.
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Even Game Player Relax Want
There won’t be any hearsay. There won’t be any expert analysis from anybody else. It will be the real deal.
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Analysis Anybody Deal Else Expert Hearsay Real
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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Choose From Greatest Number One Position Probably Receiver
We create a standard for how we want to do things, and everybody’s got to buy into that standard or you really can’t have any team chemistry.
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Any Create Do Everybody Have How Really Standard Team Thing Want
I think the worst thing a player can do is just not be yourself.
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Can Do Just Player Thing Think Worst Yourself
One thing about championship teams is that they’re resilient.
NICK SABAN

Champion One Resilient Team Thing
Golf is a great example to me. Golf is a metaphor of life. I mean, every shot.
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Every Example God Golf Great Life Mean Metaphor Shot
As 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.
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Behaviors Better Change Coach Come Football Make Player Try
There’s certain things that I was taught growing up about not quitting and seeing things through.
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Certain Taught Thing Through

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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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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