610 Quotes by Nick Saban

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

Character is what you do when no one else is watching.

Some of the great leaders in history were not adored, but respected. My advice to leaders – stop trying to please everyone and do what you believe is best.

Great leaders are not always popular.

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

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

A truly unselfish team player does not care who gets credit for success and is willing to take on blame when things don’t go right. Unfortunately, we live in a world when the selfish seem to outnumber the unselfish. Pat Riley points out that the people who create 20 percent of a team’s effectiveness may feel that they are deserving of 80 percent of the credit and rewards. The weaker links on a team or in an organization are often the ones who clamor for more credit.

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

Great leaders do not rush to make changes because of failure.