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 SABANOne of these days when I’m finished coaching at Alabama.
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Mick Jagger can sing. Mick Jagger is a great entertainer.
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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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As a coach, when it comes to football players, we’re trying to change their behavior and make them better. As people, we’re trying to change their behavior and make them better.
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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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Golf is a great example to me. Golf is a metaphor of life. I mean, every shot.
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I would give them the ball and score points. I wouldn’t play them on defense. I would play them where they can get the ball and score points.
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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 don’t ever want the players to relax in a game.
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I certainly like to win. But I really hate to lose.
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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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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.
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It’s been our goal as a program to always give our players the best opportunity to be successful, whether it’s personally, academically, or athletically.
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I’m not going to be the Alabama coach.
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Whether it’s make good grades in school, be a good athlete, be a good person, go down and do some community service and help somebody who’s in need, whatever it is you choose to do, you’re investing your time in that.
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I don’t believe you name a starter until the starter wins the team.
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