You can control your own destiny a little bit better in college. It’s hard to control all the variables, especially with the salary cap and things like that, in pro football.
NICK SABANOne of the easiest shots in golf is chipping. It should be the easiest. It’s like throwing a ball or pitching pennies. It’s easy. And I struggle with that, and the struggle is all mental.
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It’s great to see our players get some of their dreams come true.
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Honesty and integrity is an important part of our character, my character.
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I think center is a critical position.
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I loved it at LSU.
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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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One thing I always tell players is that there are three bad things.
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I think there’s a certain pride people have in competition.
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I don’t ever want the players to relax in a game.
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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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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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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.
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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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It’s a free country. I know we have a lot of regulations in the world right now in what we can and can’t do. I would rather our people be responsible and not have to be regulated.
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One of the easiest shots in golf is chipping. It should be the easiest. It’s like throwing a ball or pitching pennies. It’s easy. And I struggle with that, and the struggle is all mental.
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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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