I’ve had a lot more success helping guys then just being punitive.
NICK SABANGeorge Perles at Michigan State was the first coach that gave me responsibility as far as being a coordinator. I learned a lot from that experience.
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One thing about championship teams is that they’re resilient.
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If I were a high school coach, I would put my best players on offense. The best athletes on my team,
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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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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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I think a lot of times you have to face your fears. I think everybody has to face their fears.
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You wear your team out, and it’s hard to get them back.
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One thing I always tell players is that there are three bad things.
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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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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 enjoyed the NFL. I respected the players. It was a great opportunity to learn a lot of things, but the challenges were a little different, and it didn’t seem that you could control your own destiny, especially in terms of how you could bring players to the team.
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I never want to discontinue giving kids opportunities.
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Teachers are always trying to inspire people to do better, to learn, to grow. That’s what we do, and we’re proud of the success we’ve had here doing that, and it’s something we’ll certainly continue to do.
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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 played so long ago, I don’t think anybody even knew you could transfer. I don’t think they knew anything about it.
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Whether it’s make good grades in school, be a good athlete, be a good person, go down and do some community service and help somebody who’s in need, whatever it is you choose to do, you’re investing your time in that.
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