George Perles at Michigan State was the first coach that gave me responsibility as far as being a coordinator. I learned a… — Nick Saban Copy Share Image
I feel like I've been very blessed to have some great mentors through the years, starting with Don James, who was my… — Nick Saban Copy Share Image
Bill Belichick was probably the most organized coach that I've ever been involved with. — Nick Saban Copy Share Image
I think you have to be more flexible to be a pro coach because once you pay the guy the money, whether… — Nick Saban Copy Share Image
If I were a high school coach, I would put my best players on offense. The best athletes on my team, I… — Nick Saban Copy Share Image
One thing I always tell players is that there are three bad things: Nothing good happens after midnight, nothing good happens when you're around… — Nick Saban Copy Share Image
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… — Nick Saban Copy Share Image
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… — Nick Saban Copy Share Image
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… — Nick Saban Copy Share Image
Our goal is to work against things we have not seen that we will see in the near future. — Nick Saban Copy Share Image
I've always been able to stay focused on trying to recruit good players and trying to develop those players. — Nick Saban Copy Share Image
I think people always assume that every team has great intangibles, and that's not necessarily right. — Nick Saban Copy Share Image
Soccer is a continuous game, rugby is a continuous game, but for the physical elements that are involved in playing a football game and… — Nick Saban Copy Share Image
There are two pains in life. There is the pain of discipline and the pain of disappointment. If you can handle the pain of… — Nick Saban Copy Share Image
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… — Nick Saban Copy Share Image
