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"Georgia Tech beat us and Mississippi Southern tied us last year, and Texas beat us after we had the game won. We only played about five games the way we were capable of playing and lost one of those."
Sports
"If I miss coaching that much, I could go to some little school where they didn't recruit, where all the kids wanted to go. I believe I could find somewhere to coach."
Coach
"Never quit. It is the easiest cop-out in the world. Set a goal and don't quit until you attain it. When you do attain it, set another goal, and don't quit until you reach it. Never quit."
Goal
"Nearly every coach I've talked with tells me that the attention you get from media and other people is the thing you miss most. I don't know if that's right."
People
"The fun never goes out, but it changes with the years, with winning and losing."
Winning
"I'll put you through hell, but at the end of it all we'll be champions."
Sports
"I've had many a player tell me all through high school and right up until signing day that they were coming to Alabama, then they signed with somebody else."
Sports
"I plan on staying at Alabama for the rest of my career. I guarantee that I'll be here for you through it all, regardless of what happens."
Career
"I want to make sure I don't interfere with the success of that team next year. I don't see any way I could go to practice like most of 'em do, and not hurt the team. I'd go nuts if I tried doing that."
Success
"I can remember loving to recruit. I knew I was going to do my best. But traveling and recruiting doesn't appeal to me any more. It's not as much fun as it used to be."
Fun
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"You are only as good as the coach thinks you are."
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Personal Development
"A lifetime contract for a coach means if you're ahead in the third quarter and moving the ball, they can't fire you."
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Personal Development
"When you coach as long as I did, you can't help but miss those Saturdays - dealing with the players, the game preparation, the challenges, the excitement."
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Personal Development
"The coach's job is to get the best players and get them to play together."
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Personal Development
"And then ultimately what I tell the kids is: coaches can give you information, they can give you guidelines, and they can put you in a position. But the only person who can truly make you better is you."
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Personal Development
"If the coach is good, I don't think a psychologist is needed."
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Personal Development
"If I miss coaching that much, I could go to some little school where they didn't recruit, where all the kids wanted to go. I believe I could find somewhere to coach."
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Personal Development
"Obviously I was disappointed when it fell into disuse, because it was my own track named after me, but I am sure all those youngsters we lost will be coming back, and I certainly intend to be down here as much as I can, coaching and advising."
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Personal Development
"I knew nothing about martial arts. The coach told me I was talented with learning martial arts, and put me in a school. Three years later I got my first championship in China."
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Personal Development
"The thing about it is almost everyone could pass that way, but we were kept from doing it by our coaches."
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Personal Development
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