Posted on 04/24/2018 11:17:08 AM PDT by blam
Nick Saban knows what he’s doing isn’t normal. The University of Alabama football coach is well aware that it’s anything but typical for one school to thoroughly dominate a major sport the way his Crimson Tide has ruled college football over the past decade. More to the point, he knows that it’s well outside the bounds of ordinary to expect 18- to 22-year-olds to win national championships—and then work even harder to get better. “To me it takes a completely different mindset to stay successful as opposed to what you have to do to build something to be successful,” says Saban. “All of us are sort of geared toward, if we have success, we’re supposed to be rewarded for it, not necessarily that we have to continue to do things even better than we did before.”
It’s the Friday before his team’s first scrimmage of spring practice, and Saban, 66, is sitting, legs crossed, in a plush chair in his wood-paneled office in Tuscaloosa, Ala., a collection of championship rings spread out on the coffee table in front of him. Clad in a black pullover sweater, gray slacks, and black loafers, the coach is in a reflective mood. But his trademark intensity begins to show as he warms to the subject: Being a champion means, well, being different.
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“I mean, it’s like you make an A on a test and you say, ‘I can take it easy for two weeks and make a C on the next test and have a B average.’
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I was at the come from behind win over LSU this past Sunday with my son - great baseball game!
:). Sounds like u got it right! Lots of Auburn fans aren’t like that.
‘Course there may be one or two Bama fans like that. As they say, “Tuscaloosa is a drinking town with a football problem”.
For me personally Notre Dame is the team I hate. Auburn vs Notre Dame? WAR DAMN EAGLE.
I can assure you that, contrary to popular belief, Coach Saban is a happy person and a nice person, with a quick wit.
He and his wife, “Miss Terry”, are very caring, generous people, especially to children.
Thanks for the compliment.
Coach Saban honestly cares for his players and, contrary to what people believe, has a great sense of humor.
He and his lovely wife,”Miss Terry”, are incredibly generous, giving people, especially when it comes to children.
Many people don’t know that Saban’s son came close to being killed in the 2011 Tuscaloosa tornado. That tragedy seemed to bring Saban out of his shyness and he is more comfortable with allowing people to see the real Nick Saban.
You need to see him playing with his Granddaughter. She is the light of his life.
It wasn’t MY list, it was the poater’s.
I just re-formatted it...............
I’m hoping we can bring back the glory of the Ray Tanner days!!
Would be nice!
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