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I’m not going to be the Alabama coach.

Nick Saban

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Nick Saban
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: October 31
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Focus on the play like it has a history and a life of its own.
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Focus on the process of what it takes to be successful.
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College football is the only game in the country, of any kind, that the college game is longer than the pro game.
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When you invest your time, you make a goal and a decision of something that you want to accomplish. 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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The formula for success is every guy can make a difference for the entire team in whatever his role is. And to do it right, to get it right, is a critical factor in being successful.
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We have got to use every opportunity to improve individually so we can improve collectively.
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We're not going to talk about what we're going to accomplish, we're going to talk about how we're going to do it.
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It's about how the players play and compete. I know everybody is going to equate that on winning or losing, like they always do, but if we play hard and compete well in the game .. then I think we are building on something.
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One thing about championship teams is that they're resilient. 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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Every choice, every decision, everything we do everyday, we want to be a champion
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I'm tired of hearing all this talk from people who don't understand the process of hard work-like little kids in the back seat asking 'Are we there yet?' Get where you're going 1 mile-marker at a time.
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