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.
NICK SABANRex Ryan does a lot of the same kind of stuff that we do in terms of how they play in the secondary and what they do.
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Our players get scrutinized pretty hard at Alabama.
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When you have the ability to affect other people and be somebody that somebody wants to emulate, care enough to help somebody else for their benefit, that’s what makes you a good teammate, and that’s what everybody’s looking for.
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I don’t believe you name a starter until the starter wins the team.
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One thing about championship teams is that they’re resilient.
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Once you get good, you need a total disposition about staying good.
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I think people who grow up in one particular environment, like the Alabama-Auburn game, they don’t ever get the same appreciation for the Ohio State-Michigan game or the Michigan State-Notre Dame game or the Michigan-Michigan State game, the Browns and the Steelers.
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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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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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I always ask myself the question, do you like to win, or do you hate to lose?
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I think the worst thing a player can do is just not be yourself.
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I would call them, whether it’s a playoff game, a bowl game, or one of these kickoff classic type things, which I think is helpful to, you know, our players in terms of playing some place that’s not really a home game for them.
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I want what’s best for people who want to improve the quality of their life.
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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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So when you act like the individual is not important, well, it is damn important who these people are and what they are.
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My wife goes to Birmingham five times a week. My mom lives in Birmingham now after moving from Myrtle Beach. It’s not just the job. A lot of people don’t get that. My life is here.
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