College football is the only game in the country, of any kind, that the college game is longer than the pro game. — Nick Saban Copy Share Image
I think anytime you play somebody on a yearly basis, you develop a history for what they like to do. — 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
The number one thing on any team that will keep your players from being selfish is respect for the other players. — Nick Saban Copy Share Image
The roster that we have today may change tomorrow. It is what it is for right now. — 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.… — Nick Saban Copy Share Image
When I talk about a successful program, define that. It's not just winning the national championship every year because nobody can do… — Nick Saban Copy Share Image
One thing about championship teams is that they're resilient. No matter what is thrown at them, no matter how deep the hole,… — 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… — 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… — Nick Saban Copy Share Image
It's been our goal as a program to always give our players the best opportunity to be successful, whether it's personally, academically,… — Nick Saban Copy Share Image
The formula for success is every guy can make a difference for the entire team in whatever his role is. And to… — Nick Saban Copy Share Image
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 enjoyed the NFL. I respected the players. It was a great opportunity to learn a lot of things, but the challenges… — Nick Saban Copy Share Image
We have three kinds of guys on our team. We have guys that get it; they play good; they understand how to… — Nick Saban Copy Share Image
When you play against good people, that's when you focus your concentration. Your sense of urgency to be disciplined in your execution… — Nick Saban Copy Share Image
There needs to be somebody that looks out for what's best for the game, not what's best for the Big 10 or… — Nick Saban Copy Share Image
You can control your own destiny a little bit better in college. It's hard to control all the variables, especially with the… — Nick Saban Copy Share Image
I think when you win the national championship, it works throughout your team. Where human nature is to say, I did well.… — Nick Saban Copy Share Image
Now, everybody always says there's no 'I' in team, but there is an 'I' in win, because the individuals make the team… — Nick Saban Copy Share Image
I don't want people to think I'm not happy when we win - I am. But there's a difference between being happy… — Nick Saban Copy Share Image
When you play quarterback, you have to process information quickly, get the ball out of your hand to the right guy. — Nick Saban Copy Share Image
The more one emphasizes winning, the less he or she is able to concentrate on what actually causes success. — Nick Saban Copy Share Image
People talk about you won four national championships. Well, I feel like we've had good enough teams to win eight. So I… — 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… — Nick Saban Copy Share Image
Rex Ryan does a lot of the same kind of stuff that we do in terms of how they play in the… — 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… — Nick Saban Copy Share Image
Everybody thinks when I say a guy is a good game manager, that's a negative, but I think it's a real positive.… — Nick Saban Copy Share Image
One of these days when I'm finished coaching at Alabama, I'll write an authorized book because there's only one expert on my… — 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
