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.
NICK SABANWhen I talk about a successful program, define that. It’s not just winning the national championship every year because nobody can do that.
More Nick Saban Quotes
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I think the worst thing a player can do is just not be yourself.
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All I know is that if we play well, we control our own destiny in terms of what we do.
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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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If you’re a coach, you’re a teacher.
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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 don’t control what people say. I don’t control what people put on dot-com or anything else.
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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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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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I think center is a critical position.
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You have this beautiful hole, this beautiful opportunity to get a good score.
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It’s never OK to lose a game.
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I don’t think I’m complicated at all. I’m not political, and I’m not trying to be diplomatic. I don’t want to hurt anybody’s feelings, and I don’t say bad things about people. There is no agenda. There’s no trying to fool somebody.
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Mick Jagger can sing. Mick Jagger is a great entertainer.
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We played in a number of these neutral site games.
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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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