There’s certain things that I was taught growing up about not quitting and seeing things through.
NICK SABANBill Belichick was probably the most organized coach that I’ve ever been involved with.
More Nick Saban Quotes
-
-
Soccer is a continuous game, rugby is a continuous game, but for the physical elements that are involved in playing a football game and the number of plays that you play, I don’t know that it was ever intended to be a continuous game.
NICK SABAN -
Mediocre people don’t like high achievers, and high achievers don’t like mediocre people.
NICK SABAN -
I’m not going to be the Alabama coach.
NICK SABAN -
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.
NICK SABAN -
When you have a system, you kind of get in a routine of what’s important. And then you spend a lot more time on thinking of things that would make it better.
NICK SABAN -
I think center is a critical position.
NICK SABAN -
I would call them, whether it’s a playoff game, a bowl game, or one of these kickoff classic type things, which I think is helpful to, you know, our players in terms of playing some place that’s not really a home game for them.
NICK SABAN -
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.
NICK SABAN -
Golf is a great example to me. Golf is a metaphor of life. I mean, every shot.
NICK SABAN -
I want what’s best for people who want to improve the quality of their life.
NICK SABAN -
You have this beautiful hole, this beautiful opportunity to get a good score.
NICK SABAN -
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 SABAN -
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.
NICK SABAN -
I think there’s a certain pride people have in competition.
NICK SABAN -
If I were a high school coach, I would put my best players on offense. The best athletes on my team,
NICK SABAN