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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.

Nick Saban

I played so long ago, I don’t think anybody even knew you could transfer. I don’t think they knew anything about it.
NICK SABAN

Ago Anybody Anything Even Knew Long Play Think Transfer
If we’d had Drew Brees, I might still be in Miami.
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Be Country Had might People Still
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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Care Emulate Good Leader Leadership Parts People Somebody Two Want
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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Best Bonus Cruise Human Nature Necessarily Some Time Try
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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Athlete Best Coach High Offense Player Put School Team Would
There needs to be a college football commissioner.
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College Commissioner Football Need
George 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.
NICK SABAN

Celebrity Coach Coordinator Far People Person Responsibility Stage State
If I say I like one person, that means everybody that voted for the other person doesn’t like me. So, why would I do that?
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Another Everybody Like Mean One Person Say So Vote Why Do
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.
NICK SABAN

Character Death Horrible Make People Person Scare What You
You get excited about getting married, aight, but after you’re married for awhile, you gotta have a process to make it work, aight.
NICK SABAN

Aight Awhile Excite Get Make Married Process Thing Work
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.
NICK SABAN

Ability Care Effect Emulate Enough Have Help People Somebody Want
I’ve had a lot more success helping guys then just being punitive.
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Being Had Help Just Lot More Punitive Success Then
I try to stay out of the spotlight.
NICK SABAN

Out Spotlight Try
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 SABAN

All First Have Implement Kind Of Plan Program Vision Want
My wife goes to Birmingham five times a week. My mom lives in Birmingham now after moving from Myrtle Beach. It’s not just the job. A lot of people don’t get that. My life is here.
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After Beach Country Goes Job Life Live Lot Mom Move People Time Week Wife
I think I’m pretty misunderstood, because I’m not just about football.
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Football Just Misunderstood Not Pretty Think

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 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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