Amari Cooper Quotes

Just think about it: what in the name of God would Alabama be without the University of Alabama? What would Oklahoma be without the University of Oklahoma? Nothing.

I'm not going to be the Alabama coach.

Players are saying, 'I don't have to have a coach who has only played a little bit. Instead, I can have somebody who won something'.

I definitely want to be in a place where I can win long-term and be a part of World Series teams for many years to come.

Ultimately, the Niners just felt at the end of the day like the right place to be. I was really impressed with the way they run their organization, impressed with the winning, impressed with coaches and players. Everything felt like it was in line.

I don't recruit against Nick Saban. I recruit for the University of Georgia.

I wanted to stay at Chelsea because we are always fighting and challenging for trophies. That desire and the will to want to win things have not gone.

It's hard to say that it gets any better to be at your alma mater and run a major college football program.

I had a lot of stats in college, and they didn't count for wins. So whatever it takes to win football games is the goal that I set.

I know how great Alabama is. I know how great Coach Nick Saban is, and I enjoy being around his program. I will continue to enjoy being around his program.

I couldn't care less what my numbers say at the end of the year. I just want to win games for the Astros.

When I chose Mississippi State, of course I dreamed about being a big-time college football player. But I'm so grateful that actually became a reality - and it became a reality in a small town.

I think the growth you get from working at a place like Alabama and with a program under Nick Saban, it helps me immensely.

I want to bring a Big 12 championship to Tech.

Your life can change in one year. You can go from a nobody, not even getting any playing time on a college team, to being one of the most highly touted quarterbacks coming out of college for the draft.

The way I've always approached it is if we're winning and people want to talk about me, it's fine. If we're losing, then you really get on me, and I'll definitely try to be better to help us win. But I'm fine with it, as long as we're winning and we're playing good basketball.

There are great days ahead for the University of Maryland football program, and I hope I have helped to put the program in a better place than it was when I first got there.

I just wanted to be around a positive organization that's used to winning and plays the game the right way. Milwaukee, they're not used to winning. I just wasn't going to go for it at the end of my career.

People want national championship banners. People want to talk about Indiana being competitive. How do we get there? We don't get there with milk and cookies.

I had to decide if I was going to try a junior college or walk on somewhere. I even thought about changing sports. But I eventually decided that football was my passion.

My goal is to win in Milwaukee, bring a championship in the city, and make the team a lot better. So I would never leave for L.A.

What I made clear to our front office is we're going to be judged by wins and losses. It isn't about having a marquee star player and coming in last place. That's not what Lakers basketball is. Lakers basketball is winning basketball.

The opportunity to play in the Big Ten was one that I could not pass up.

Coming out of high school, however, I wasn't a decorated recruit. As a result, I found myself one month from signing day with only two scholarship offers and they were from the Mid-American Conference.

I think every person who gets a football scholarship thinks the potential for great success in college - and maybe even a career in the NFL - is possible.