Golf is a great example to me. Golf is a metaphor of life. I mean, every shot.
NICK SABANNo 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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You have the ball in your hand every time when you’re a quarterback. Whether you’re handing it off or throwing to somebody, I think that’s extremely important.
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My wife gets so mad at me because I don’t like to cook on the grill.
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I don’t try to sensationalize anybody. I’m not trying to entertain. I’m trying to give information and give access to me and tell about our program.
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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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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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I try to stay out of the spotlight.
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Our players get scrutinized pretty hard at Alabama.
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I always ask myself the question, do you like to win, or do you hate to lose?
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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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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 played so long ago, I don’t think anybody even knew you could transfer. I don’t think they knew anything about it.
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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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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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I said as soon as we had a playoff, we were going to minimize the importance of all the other bowl games. I’m not saying it’s good or bad; it kind of is what it is.
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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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