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 SABANThe 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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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’ll write an authorized book because there’s only one expert on my life, and guess who that is… me. And there won’t be any misinformation. There won’t be any false statements.
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I don’t believe you name a starter until the starter wins the team.
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When I talk about a successful program, define that. It’s not just winning the national championship every year because nobody can do that.
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You wear your team out, and it’s hard to get them back.
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I’ve had a lot more success helping guys then just being punitive.
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No matter what is thrown at them, no matter how deep the hole, they find a way to bounce back and overcome adversity.
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I want what’s best for our country. I’m not sure I can figure that out.
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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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We certainly don’t want them to do anything that’s going to affect themselves in an adverse way or affect our program, our university, or our team in an adverse way.
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There’s two parts of leadership. You’ve got to be a good leader – you’ve got to be somebody that people want to emulate and care about the other people.
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It’s never OK to lose a game.
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I don’t ever want the players to relax in a game.
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I certainly like to win. But I really hate to lose.
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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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