Coach

If Alabama were 8-4, they'd still be dominating the conversation.

I've never seen myself as a second-class citizen.

If Alabama were 8-4, they'd still be dominating the conversation.

I've never seen myself as a second-class citizen.

My driving force in this business is to create and build great men, and to do that, you have to have great relationships.

I'm not going to apologize for having a great team and a great program and a bunch of committed guys, and Coach Saban is not, either.

Everyone will be judged one day, but it's not up to me to judge somebody.

My father figures were my coaches.

When you win by three touchdowns in a state championship and you've got people who can't appreciate that? That's really sad.

I'm not a sympathetic guy when I see people throwing their lives away and using their life's obstacles as excuses to fail. I just don't buy into that.

I ain't never going to apologize for a 21-point win over a state rival, ever.

I know the price I've paid to be where I am.

For me, and I've been on record saying it, let's create two leagues: one for players who want the college football experience, and another for those that want to get paid, have the NFL help fund it, whatever. Guys who don't want to go to school to get an education, let them go to work.

I've always really respected Mark Richt. I think he's a great man, first of all, and I think he's a great coach and a guy that truly cares about the players and always has.

Continue to do common things in an uncommon way. Continue to be 'all in.' Continue to apply 'best is the standard.' Continue to be a person of excellence in everything you do.

I have an MBA, but my Ph.D. is in people. Everything I do is about relationships.

I just made a decision a long time ago: I'm not going to be defined by a scoreboard.

You may not have any interest in Clemson whatsoever, but if Clemson calls, and they want to pay for you to come, and feed you and put you in a hotel, well, who doesn't want to go do that? Sign me up. Let's go, man.

If my coach told me to go run them bleachers, you didn't ask no questions. I turned around and started running until he said stop.

I'm not a 'more is better' guy.