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.
NICK SABANOne thing about championship teams is that they’re resilient.
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There’s certain things that I was taught growing up about not quitting and seeing things through.
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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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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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I think center is a critical position.
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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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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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We all have anxiety about things. We all have little insecurities, but eventually you have to face your fears if you want to be successful, and everybody has some fear of failure.
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Mediocre people don’t like high achievers, and high achievers don’t like mediocre people.
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I don’t know that there’s any particular scientific evidence that you could say, more guys get hurt in this offense versus that one, or hurry-up, or whatever, but everything that we’ve ever done in the NCAA is about exposure. How many exposures does a player get?
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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 think the worst thing a player can do is just not be yourself.
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There needs to be somebody that looks out for what’s best for the game, not what’s best for the Big 10 or what’s best for the SEC or what’s best for Jim Harbaugh, but what’s best for the game of college football – the integrity of the game, the coaches, the players, and the people that play it.
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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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Once you get good, you need a total disposition about staying good.
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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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