Nick Saban Quotes

It's all about putting the best team together - not just in the front office but the players on the field.

My sole focus is producing the best team possible for England.

I think you build a team and a roster around the depth. That's what makes a team really good.

You always attempt to better yourself by getting good football players.

When you're paying millions of dollars for somebody to coach your team, you can find somebody good.

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

We should because when coaches get fired, the players have a lot to do with it.

At the minor-league and major-league level, you know how important your coaching staff is, but in a big market it becomes absolutely huge.

I'm so grateful to Ferguson. I think he's the best there's ever been, especially his squad management skills.

In fact, one of the conversations I had with Jason Garrett, you know, sometimes X's and O's get so complicated, and a coach gets so into that that he forgets the most important thing is players win ballgames. Make sure that the players are properly equipped and motivated to do their jobs.

When I went to the Dolphins, we retained most of their coaching staff, and of course, we had a few veteran players. So, I just tried to add a few pieces here and there.

A winning model would mean trying to get the best possible players that you can, at whatever age they are; it doesn't matter.

You don't beat football teams. You outrecruit them.

When things aren't going well, it's very easy to blame the coaching staff.

At the end of the day, if you're not beating the teams on the road recruiting that you have to beat on the field, then you're probably not going to win many championships.

Man-management is my biggest asset, to help the players enjoy themselves and be better than they already are.

I think the hardest part, and where we have to stay the most disciplined, as much as you want a player, you can't invent him if he doesn't exist.

It is possible to sign many great players, but you cannot buy a team.

I understand very well that if you are a national coach, you want to use all the opportunities that you have to meet up with your team.

I don't think football management is easy.

Duke recruits the best basketball players. They don't recruit dunkers or highlight makers. They recruit good basketball players.

You have to build your core nucleus of your team through your draft. What that does is you basically introduce them to your culture and your environment. Then, as guys begin to perform and play to that level, then you say, 'You know what? You guys deserve an extension, so here it is.'

I'm happy with the confidence that Tite has shown me. He and his coaching staff have been doing a great job. My relationship with him is the best I can hope for and I always say that he cares about all the players equally, giving the same level of attention to first-team players and reserves.

My job is to bring in players I think can help this team, regardless of where they're playing.

You want to win in the NBA you want to build a culture and teams will always do that and try to win. It's cutthroat. All 30 teams want to be that way whether they are rebuilding, have young players, have a style of play. It doesn't matter, everybody wants to win.