I think I’m pretty misunderstood, because I’m not just about football.
NICK SABANAll I know is that if we play well, we control our own destiny in terms of what we do.
More Nick Saban Quotes
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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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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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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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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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One thing about championship teams is that they’re resilient.
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I think when you win the national championship, it works throughout your team. Where human nature is to say, I did well. I got my quota this month.
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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.
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I think a lot of times you have to face your fears. I think everybody has to face their fears.
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Nothing good happens after midnight, nothing good happens when you’re around guns unless you’re going hunting, and you don’t want to mess around with women that you don’t know because a lot of times, bad things happen.
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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 want what’s best for people who want to improve the quality of their life.
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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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We create a standard for how we want to do things, and everybody’s got to buy into that standard or you really can’t have any team chemistry.
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If we’d had Drew Brees, I might still be in Miami.
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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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