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 SABANIt’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.
More Nick Saban Quotes
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I never want to discontinue giving kids opportunities.
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Mick Jagger can sing. Mick Jagger is a great entertainer.
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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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Bill Belichick was probably the most organized coach that I’ve ever been involved with.
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I try to stay out of the spotlight.
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I certainly like to win. But I really hate to lose.
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But the other guys that you have have to accept their leadership. They have to respond to it. That’s the chemistry that you never know how that is going to happen.
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I don’t ever want the players to relax in a game.
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One of these days when I’m finished coaching at Alabama.
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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.
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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.
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There won’t be any hearsay. There won’t be any expert analysis from anybody else. It will be the real deal.
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We played in a number of these neutral site games.
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We don’t have rules that people can’t use Twitter. We just want people to be responsible.
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You can blame the other guy for saying it, or you can look at yourself and say, ‘I must have contributed to this.’
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