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Nick Saban

(1951) American Football Player

147 quotes in 546 categories

One thing I always tell players is that certain habits, like staying up past midnight, can hurt a team. The coach stresses that everyone must buy into a shared standard for chemistry to work. He also mentions that recruiting and developing talent is a constant focus, not just a fleeting pride.

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Nick Saban is an American football player, best known for Fear No Man.

Quick Facts About Nick Saban

Born: October 31, 1951
Profession: American Football Player
Notable works: Fear No Man

About Nick Saban

Nick Saban is an American sportscaster and former football coach who works as an analyst for ESPN's College GameDay. He previously served as head coach of the NFL's Miami Dolphins and of four universities – Toledo, Michigan State, LSU and Alabama, where he coached from 2007 to 2023. During his time at Alabama he led the team to six claimed national championships, one unclaimed championship, nine championship appearances, nine SEC titles and ten SEC West Division championships.

Quotes by Nick Saban

It's never OK to lose a game.

Football

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I loved it at LSU.

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I try to stay out of the spotlight.

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Do what you do and be who you are.

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I think there's a certain pride people have in competition.

Competition

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I want what's best for our country. I'm not sure I can figure that out.

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

Football

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I think the worst thing a player can do is just not be yourself.

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I think center is a critical position.

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I don't ever want the players to relax in a game.

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You wear your team out, and it's hard to get them back.

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If we'd had Drew Brees, I might still be in Miami.

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Mediocre people hate high achievers, and high achievers hate mediocre people.

Achiever

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Be all you can be in whatever you choose to do. The sky is the limit, so go for it. And do…

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High achievers don't like mediocre people, mediocre people don't like high achievers.

Achiever

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I think anytime you play somebody on a yearly basis, you develop a history for what they like to do.

Football

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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…

Championship

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What happened yesterday is history. What happens tomorrow is a mystery. What we do today makes a difference - the precious present…

Differences

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I don't control what people say. I don't control what people put on dot-com or anything else.

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We have to compete within ourselves relative to the determination it takes to be successful.

Being successful

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Probably the number one position that has the greatest number of players to choose from is receiver. When we're out there recruiting,…

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Talent is talent, and everybody knows somebody who has talent or ability, but they never really converted it into a productive performance…

Ability

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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…

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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…

Access

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I think everybody should take the attitude that we're working to be a champion, that we want to be a champion in…

Attitude

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One of the easiest shots in golf is chipping. It should be the easiest. It's like throwing a ball or pitching pennies.…

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Live by the creed that a strong work ethic, playing by the rules, and doing things the right way will bring about…

Creeds

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I enjoyed the NFL. I respected the players. It was a great opportunity to learn a lot of things, but the challenges…

Challenges

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We have three kinds of guys on our team. We have guys that get it; they play good; they understand how to…

Couple

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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…

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I want what's best for people who want to improve the quality of their life. I hope whoever our leader is will…

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It's not human nature to be great. It's human nature to survive, to be average and do what you have to do…

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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.…

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The thing I like about college football so much is you can affect these guys a lot more when they are 18-22,…

Chance

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You can control your own destiny a little bit better in college. It's hard to control all the variables, especially with the…

Control

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There's two parts of leadership. You've got to be a good leader - you've got to be somebody that people want to…

Chemistry

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I don't think it's about who you play, I think it's about who you are.

Inspirational

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If you're a coach, you're a teacher.

Coach

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I don't like to lose. I don't expect to lose.

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I’ve never considered joining Twitter, nor do I know why anybody would.

Funny

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Nick Saban by topic

Football (47) People (25) Team (17) Success (15) Play (14) Time (13) Inspirational (12) Game (10)