Golf is a great example to me. Golf is a metaphor of life. I mean, every shot.
NICK SABANGolf is a great example to me. Golf is a metaphor of life. I mean, every shot.
NICK SABANI 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.
NICK SABANOnce you get good, you need a total disposition about staying good.
NICK SABANI’m not going to be the Alabama coach.
NICK SABANI 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.
NICK SABANCollege football is the only game in the country, of any kind, that the college game is longer than the pro game.
NICK SABANOne thing about championship teams is that they’re resilient.
NICK SABANI feel like I’ve been very blessed to have some great mentors through the years, starting with Don James, who was my college coach, who really inspired me to want to be a coach, which is not something that I really had in mind.
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.
NICK SABANWe 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.
NICK SABANThere’s certain things that I was taught growing up about not quitting and seeing things through.
NICK SABANThere’s two parts of leadership. You’ve got to be a good leader – you’ve got to be somebody that people want to emulate and care about the other people.
NICK SABANOne of these days when I’m finished coaching at Alabama.
NICK SABANYou have this beautiful hole, this beautiful opportunity to get a good score.
NICK SABANI played so long ago, I don’t think anybody even knew you could transfer. I don’t think they knew anything about it.
NICK SABANI think anytime you play somebody on a yearly basis, you develop a history for what they like to do.
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