I would give them the ball and score points. I wouldn’t play them on defense. I would play them where they can get the ball and score points.
NICK SABANI don’t believe you name a starter until the starter wins the team.
More Nick Saban Quotes
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I certainly like to win. But I really hate to lose.
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If we’d had Drew Brees, I might still be in Miami.
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You wear your team out, and it’s hard to get them back.
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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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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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I think people who grow up in one particular environment, like the Alabama-Auburn game, they don’t ever get the same appreciation for the Ohio State-Michigan game or the Michigan State-Notre Dame game or the Michigan-Michigan State game, the Browns and the Steelers.
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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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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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There’s certain things that I was taught growing up about not quitting and seeing things through.
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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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When 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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One thing about championship teams is that they’re resilient.
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Once you get good, you need a total disposition about staying good.
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Mick Jagger can sing. Mick Jagger is a great entertainer.
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I think I’m pretty misunderstood, because I’m not just about football.
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