LANE KIFFIN

I'm very grateful to Coach Saban.

In the end what matters is, do you develop your team, do you win games and do you graduate your players.

When I was younger I used to read everything. 'Why is this guy saying this, why is this article saying this.' That's one of the things Coach Saban has taught me, he does not listen or read anything that's out there at all. He says 'why am I going to waste my time?'

I'm always willing to look at my actions, and do them better.

If something comes on the radio or in print, I don't think there are any facts to it at all until someone shows some proof.

You can be really hot one minute, the next minute be unemployed.

I think you're always trying to figure yourself out and mistakes that you've made.

Other kids were watching John Elway. I was watching Tom Landry.

I know I rubbed people the wrong way.

I have begun to realize just how amazing God's plan can be.

Al Davis fires everybody.

You know what I didn't realize at the time is a really good blessing, is that I was a really crappy player.

A Tennessee fan mailed me things I signed for him because they said they don't want this trash in their house. So they mailed it back to me.

I like to make people laugh.

I guess I should say I like to do things that people say you can't do.

Anybody can get a job, but what do you do when you have it?

There are different things I've done that I wouldn't do again that kept following me. That's the price that you pay when you make mistakes early on.

I needed Nick Saban more than I needed Pete Carroll.

Obviously I love coaching. It's what I've done my whole life.

People's perception changes so fast. You win, and people say, 'Well, he had all of those sanctions at USC, and that's why he lost.' You lose, and, 'OK, he's a bad head coach, and he's just a good play-caller wherever he has been.'

To be able to go through what I've gone through and still be fortunate before the age of 40 to still be here to be offensive coordinator with Coach Saban at Alabama, you take some time to reflect on that.

Toughness isn't that you've got to fight with the guy after the play or punch him because he punched you. That's not tough. That's dumb.

Coach Saban and I have a great relationship, regardless of what people may think.

There's not a day goes by that I don't ask, What would Coach Saban do?

I've always valued more where I work for and the fans and the current players than what the national perception is of me.