1269 Leadership Quotes
On Halloween day later this year, Nick Saban, the legendary head football coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide, will celebrate his 70th birthday. He has had quite a 26-year coaching career. The following are just a list of his numerous accomplishments: 7 national championships 9 Southeastern Conference championships numerous Coach of the Year awards 261-65-1 […]
I am a subscriber to the daily sports newsletter The Athletic. It is one of the best annual investments I make from a leadership perspective. On June 24th, writer Joe Smith posted Championship culture: Real or overhyped? Coaching titans Kerr, Maddon, Arians, and Saban weigh in. It is one of the most insightful articles I […]
Nick Saban talking about what are the two most compelling words on any #NFLDraft report… “And” & “But” pic.twitter.com/Pu1k9OS3Ow — James Light (@JamesALight) April 25, 2021 “People are looking for reasons not to pick you. They’re looking for reasons not to hire you. So don’t give anyone a reason to say, ‘BUT.’ That’s the only […]
Is it just me or does Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban seem like he is having fun. He sure appeared to be following his team’s 52-24 demolition of Ohio State in this year’s national championship game. Afterwards, he had a very revealing interview with Scott Van Pelt of ESPN which is shown above. […]
I recently reread Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban‘s 2005 book entitled How Good Do You Want To Be? A Champion’s Tips On How To Lead And Succeed. It is an incredible resource! During one section, Coach Saban shared his following 11 Lessons On Teamwork: There is no “I” in team but there is […]
Bill Belichick is arguably the greatest coach in NFL history with six Super Bowl championships. Nick Saban is arguably the greatest college coach in history with six national championships. These two iconic leaders also happen to be great friends with a long personal and professional history together. Recently, HBO was able to go behind-the-scenes when […]
🐐 Mentality. @Espn #TheLastDance #BamaFactor pic.twitter.com/yKrGrgJYHU — Alabama Football (@AlabamaFTBL) May 18, 2020 It takes a leader to truly understand a leader. The video above is fascinating. It shows Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban watching the closing moments Michael Jordan’s emotional and now iconic speech from episode 7 of The Last Dance documentary. […]
https://youtu.be/AaHhS_QsNww It pains me to say it the but Alabama Crimson Tide dynasty is over. Don’t get me wrong, they will continue to be highly competitive under head coach Nick Saban for several more years. But make no mistake, the championship dynasty has concluded. It actually ended in last year’s national championship 44-16 loss to […]
Today’s #3 Alabama Crimson Tide vs. #2 LSU Tigers is the biggest game of this year’s college football season thus far. This is potentially an elimination game for this year’s playoff. What I find fascinating in big-game environments is how coaches, from a leadership perspective, prepare their assistant coaches and teams for the moment, their […]
I am currently reading Lars Anderson’s incredible new book Chasing The Bear: How Bear Bryant And Nick Saban Made Alabama The Greatest College Program Of All Time. I learned more about the leadership of Bear Bryant in the first 24 pages than I knew previously. While he is accurately viewed for his grit and toughness, […]
“You can’t be the guy that comes in the meeting late. You can’t be the guy that’s missing class. You have to set a good example & be somebody everybody else on the team can emulate.” -Nick Saban pic.twitter.com/ZAIp2qWEkJ — Drew Maddux (@DrewMaddux) August 2, 2019 When it comes to speaking on the subject of […]
Nick Saban💯 “Mediocre people don’t like high-achievers — & high-achievers don’t like mediocre people.” “My goal for spring practice — get the right guys on the bus. Get them in the right seats & get the wrong guys off the bus.” 📽 @TheCrimsonWhite pic.twitter.com/awenI4i5xN — CoachTube.com (@thecoachtube) July 20, 2019 Chemistry is one of those […]
