You can blame the other guy for saying it, or you can look at yourself and say, ‘I must have contributed to this.’
NICK SABANI 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.
More Nick Saban Quotes
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I don’t know if I’m different from everybody else, but there’s really only two things to me that are really, really important – recruiting good players in the program and developing those players once they get here.
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You can’t allow yourself to be vulnerable.
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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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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 try to stay out of the spotlight.
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One thing about championship teams is that they’re resilient.
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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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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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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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My wife gets so mad at me because I don’t like to cook on the grill.
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Talent is talent, and everybody knows somebody who has talent or ability, but they never really converted it into a productive performance for whatever reasons.
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I’m not going to be the Alabama coach.
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I think center is a critical position.
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Probably the number one position that has the greatest number of players to choose from is receiver. When we’re out there recruiting, there are a lot of receivers out there to recruit. It’s harder to find defensive players.
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I just want everybody to know that I’m opposed to an unauthorized biography on anybody.
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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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I think the worst thing a player can do is just not be yourself.
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No 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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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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Mick Jagger can sing. Mick Jagger is a great entertainer.
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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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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 want what’s best for people who want to improve the quality of their life.
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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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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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