Talent is talent, and everybody knows somebody who has talent or ability, but they never really converted it into a productive performance for whatever reasons. — Nick Saban Copy Share Image
I think people who grow up in one particular environment, like the Alabama-Auburn game, they don't ever get the same appreciation for the Ohio State-Michigan game or the Michigan State-Notre Dame game or the Michigan-Michigan State game, the Browns and… — 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
