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 SABANWhen 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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I think there’s a certain pride people have in competition.
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It’s great to see our players get some of their dreams come true.
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You wear your team out, and it’s hard to get them back.
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I want what’s best for people who want to improve the quality of their life.
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Rex 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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Once you get good, you need a total disposition about staying good.
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I think a lot of times you have to face your fears. I think everybody has to face their fears.
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We create a standard for how we want to do things, and everybody’s got to buy into that standard or you really can’t have any team chemistry.
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If you’re a coach, you’re a teacher.
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You can blame the other guy for saying it, or you can look at yourself and say, ‘I must have contributed to this.’
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I said as soon as we had a playoff, we were going to minimize the importance of all the other bowl games. I’m not saying it’s good or bad; it kind of is what it is.
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I think you have to be more flexible to be a pro coach because once you pay the guy the money, whether he can backpedal the way you want him to or whatever, his style of play may not suit you, but you still are going to play him, and he is going to be a part of your team.
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I think center is a critical position.
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The way I look at it is, if you don’t want somebody to know something, don’t say it. If you don’t want them to see you do something, don’t do it.
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I try to stay out of the spotlight.
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