Nick Saban Quotes

There are two pains in life. There is the pain of discipline and the pain of disappointment. If you can handle the pain of discipline, then you'll never have to deal with the pain of disappointment.

Success doesn't come from pie-in-the-sky thinking. It's the result of consciously doing something each day that will add to your overall excellence.

Becoming a champion is not an easy process... It is done by focusing on what it takes to get there and not on getting there.

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

We're not going to talk about what we're going to accomplish, we're going to talk about how we're going to do it.

One thing about championship teams is that they're resilient. No matter what is thrown at them, no matter how deep the hole, they find a way to bounce back and overcome adversity.

Live by the creed that a strong work ethic, playing by the rules, and doing things the right way will bring about opportunities for success and, ultimately, happiness.

Focus on the process of what it takes to be successful.

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

I don’t care what you did yesterday. If you’re happy with that, you have bigger problems.

Your character is your accumulation of your thoughts, habits and priorities on a day-to-day basis.

We have got to use every opportunity to improve individually so we can improve collectively.

You can't win together if you don't work together.

Be all you can be in whatever you choose to do. The sky is the limit, so go for it. And do not create any self-imposed limitations.

The formula for success is every guy can make a difference for the entire team in whatever his role is. And to do it right, to get it right, is a critical factor in being successful.

There is no continuum for success. Focus on the progress, not the results.

The more one emphasizes winning, the less he or she is able to concentrate on what actually causes success.

Anyone who doesn't win their conference has no business playing in the national championship game.

Be on time because it shows you care.

Discipline is not punishment. Discipline is changing someone’s behavior.

If you don't get result-oriented with the kids, you can focus on the things in the process that are important to them being successful.

The number one thing on any team that will keep your players from being selfish is respect for the other players.

I asked my priest if it was a sin to play golf on Sunday. And he said, "It's a sin for you to play anytime."

Every choice, every decision, everything we do everyday, we want to be a champion

To be a great player, you have to affect the entire unit.

A good process produces good results.

Do what you do and be who you are.

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

It doesn’t matter what you are ranked until the end.

Teaching is the ability to inspire learning.

You can't get from A to Z by passing up B.

Mediocre people don't like high achievers and high achievers don't like mediocre people.

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

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

In the NFL you get one first-round draft pick if you're lucky. You couldn't really outwork anybody else. In college I could recruit ten players with first-round talent every year.

The roster that we have today may change tomorrow. It is what it is for right now.

Any team that does not win it's conference championship game should not play in the BCS title game

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

Focus on the play like it has a history and a life of its own.

I think everybody makes mistakes. People do things that they regret.

I've always been able to stay focused on trying to recruit good players and trying to develop those players.

Our goal is to work against things we have not seen that we will see in the near future.

I’m not going to be the Alabama coach.

The difference nowadays is that when I go on vacation I work some of the time rather than all of the time.

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

College football is the only game in the country, of any kind, that the college game is longer than the pro game.

My wife goes to Birmingham five times a week. My mom lives in Birmingham now after moving from Myrtle Beach. It's not just the job. A lot of people don't get that. My life is here.

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

I guess I'm motivated by the fear of failure to some degree and knowing what can happen when you don't do things the way you need to do them to have success.

We all have anxiety about things. We all have little insecurities, but eventually you have to face your fears if you want to be successful, and everybody has some fear of failure.