Golf is a great example to me. Golf is a metaphor of life. I mean, every shot.
NICK SABANYou wear your team out, and it’s hard to get them back.
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I try to stay out of the spotlight.
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You have this beautiful hole, this beautiful opportunity to get a good score.
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If you’re a coach, you’re a teacher.
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I’ve had a lot more success helping guys then just being punitive.
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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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I think the worst thing a player can do is just not be yourself.
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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.
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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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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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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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Mick Jagger can sing. Mick Jagger is a great entertainer.
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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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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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Soccer is a continuous game, rugby is a continuous game, but for the physical elements that are involved in playing a football game and the number of plays that you play, I don’t know that it was ever intended to be a continuous game.
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What makes Freddy Krueger such a horrible character? What makes him scare you to death? You can’t get rid of the guy. He never goes away.
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