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I think I’m pretty misunderstood, because I’m not just about football.

Nick Saban

George Perles at Michigan State was the first coach that gave me responsibility as far as being a coordinator. I learned a lot from that experience.
NICK SABAN

Celebrity Coach Coordinator Far People Person Responsibility Stage State
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.
NICK SABAN

Choose From Greatest Number One Position Probably Receiver
First of all, you’ve got to have a vision of ‘What kind of program do I want to have?’ Then you’ve got to have a plan to implement it. Then you’ve got to set the example that you want, develop the principles and values that are important, and get people to buy into it.
NICK SABAN

All First Have Implement Kind Of Plan Program Vision Want
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.
NICK SABAN

After Beach Country Goes Job Life Live Lot Mom Move People Time Week Wife
As a coach, when it comes to football players, we’re trying to change their behavior and make them better. As people, we’re trying to change their behavior and make them better.
NICK SABAN

Behaviors Better Change Coach Come Football Make Player Try
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.
NICK SABAN

Championship Human Nature National Say Team Think Throughout Well Win Work
I think there’s a certain pride people have in competition.
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Certain Competition People Pride Think
I 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 SABAN

Been Bless Coach Fell Great Have Like Mentor Person Some Start With Year
I hope whoever our leader is will do all that he can do to make our country safe and improve the quality of life for a lot of the people we have in our country, and I don’t think I am qualified to determine who that should be.
NICK SABAN

Country Determine Hope Improve Leader Our People Qualify Safe
When you have a system, you kind of get in a routine of what’s important. And then you spend a lot more time on thinking of things that would make it better.
NICK SABAN

Have Important Kind More Routine System Think Time
I’ve had a lot more success helping guys then just being punitive.
NICK SABAN

Being Had Help Just Lot More Punitive Success Then
Golf is a great example to me. Golf is a metaphor of life. I mean, every shot.
NICK SABAN

Every Example God Golf Great Life Mean Metaphor Shot
I don’t know how many times I’ve been 114 yards from the hole and made double bogey. Well, I hit a great drive, but it doesn’t matter. It’s only the next shot that matters.
NICK SABAN

Been Bogey Double Hole Know Made Many Matter Thing Well Yard
Once you get good, you need a total disposition about staying good.
NICK SABAN

Dosposituon Get Good Need Once Stay Total
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.
NICK SABAN

Different Else Everybody Good Important Know Only Really Recruit Thing Two
I don’t believe you name a starter until the starter wins the team.
NICK SABAN

Believe Name Starter Team Until Win

I think I’m pretty misunderstood, because I’m not just about football.

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