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I’m not going to be the Alabama coach.

Nick Saban

I think if I would have come home and told my dad that I was going to quit the team, I think he would have kicked me out of the house. I don’t think I’d have a place to stay.
NICK SABAN

Dad Home House Kick Out Play Quit Stay Team Think Told
It’s great to see our players get some of their dreams come true.
NICK SABAN

Come Dream Great Our Player See Some True
I would give them the ball and score points. I wouldn’t play them on defense. I would play them where they can get the ball and score points.
NICK SABAN

Ball Defense Gove Play Point Score Them Would
College football is the only game in the country, of any kind, that the college game is longer than the pro game.
NICK SABAN

College Country Football Game Kind Only Pro
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
But the other guys that you have have to accept their leadership. They have to respond to it. That’s the chemistry that you never know how that is going to happen.
NICK SABAN

Accept Chemistry Go Guy Happen Know Leadership Other Respond
I think a lot of times you have to face your fears. I think everybody has to face their fears.
NICK SABAN

Everybody Face Fear Lot Think Time
I don’t ever want the players to relax in a game.
NICK SABAN

Even Game Player Relax Want
I think anytime you play somebody on a yearly basis, you develop a history for what they like to do.
NICK SABAN

Anytime Basis Develop Do History Like Play Somebody Think To What Year
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.
NICK SABAN

Coach Flexible Money More One Pay Pro Think Way
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.
NICK SABAN

Game Go Importance Minimize Other Playoff Said Soon
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
You can’t allow yourself to be vulnerable.
NICK SABAN

Allow Vulnerable Yourself
I guess I’m motivated by the fear of failure to some degree and knowing what can happen when you don’t do things the way you need to do them to have success.
NICK SABAN

Degree Failure Fear Guess Happen Know Motivate Need Some Thing Way
If you’re a coach, you’re a teacher.
NICK SABAN

Coach Teacher You Are
I played so long ago, I don’t think anybody even knew you could transfer. I don’t think they knew anything about it.
NICK SABAN

Ago Anybody Anything Even Knew Long Play Think Transfer

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