I don’t ever want the players to relax in a game.
NICK SABANWe played in a number of these neutral site games.
More Nick Saban Quotes
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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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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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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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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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We certainly don’t want them to do anything that’s going to affect themselves in an adverse way or affect our program, our university, or our team in an adverse way.
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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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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.
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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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You have this beautiful hole, this beautiful opportunity to get a good score.
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I’m not going to be the Alabama coach.
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I’ll write an authorized book because there’s only one expert on my life, and guess who that is… me. And there won’t be any misinformation. There won’t be any false statements.
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You wear your team out, and it’s hard to get them back.
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Mick Jagger can sing. Mick Jagger is a great entertainer.
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Mediocre people don’t like high achievers, and high achievers don’t like mediocre people.
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If you’re a coach, you’re a teacher.
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