{"id":10485,"date":"2013-01-07T23:15:12","date_gmt":"2013-01-08T01:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/?p=10485"},"modified":"2013-01-07T23:15:12","modified_gmt":"2013-01-08T01:15:12","slug":"11-championship-pre-game-leadership-quotes-from-nick-saban-urban-meyer-brian-kelly-and-manti-teo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/2013\/01\/07\/11-championship-pre-game-leadership-quotes-from-nick-saban-urban-meyer-brian-kelly-and-manti-teo\/","title":{"rendered":"11 Championship Pre-Game Leadership Quotes From Nick Saban, Urban Meyer, Brian Kelly And Manti Te’O"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Tonight, the Alabama Crimson Tide will be defending its national championship against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish<\/strong>.\u00a0 The following were the leadership quotes from <a title=\"ESPN \" href=\"http:\/\/espn.go.com\/college-football\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">ESPN’s College Gameday<\/a> prior to kick-off.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>“You (the coach)\u00a0don’t want to screw this thing up.\u00a0 It’s a player’s game and you want to put them into position to make plays.” – Ohio State head coach <a title=\"10 Lessons On Seizing Opportunity From Ohio State Head Coach Urban Meyer\" href=\"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/2012\/11\/24\/10-lessons-on-seizing-opportunity-from-ohio-state-head-coach-urban-meyer\/\">Urban Meyer<\/a><\/li>\n<li>“We have to be who we are.” – Notre Dame head coach <a title=\"10 Things New Leaders Should Know: Leadership Lessons From Notre Dame Head Coach Brian Kelly\" href=\"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/2011\/03\/12\/what-10-things-new-leaders-should-know-leadership-lessons-from-notre-dame-head-coach-brian-kelly\/\">Brian Kelly<\/a><\/li>\n<li>“If you sit back and let it happen to you, it’s going to pass you by.” – Kelly<\/li>\n<li>“It’s OK to be aggressive and make mistakes.” – Texas A&M head coach <a title=\"Kevin Sumlin\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aggieathletics.com\/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=205344207\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Kevin Sumlim<\/a><\/li>\n<li>“When you are the underdog, you need a fast start.” – Kirk Herbstreit<\/li>\n<li>“A coach has to play to your team.” – Meyer<\/li>\n<li>“If you don’t think you can stop somebody, you’re not going to.” – Manti\u00a0Te’O<\/li>\n<li>“Everything’s OK for me once the game starts.” – Nick Saban<\/li>\n<li>“With 37 days to prepare, Nick Saban and Kirby Smart will find a way.” – Jesse Palmer<\/li>\n<li>“I’ve given Notre Dame everything I’ve got.” – Te’O<\/li>\n<li>“It’s pure joy.” – Te’O on\u00a0imagining if Notre Dame\u00a0wins the national championship<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>My prediction – the two best defenses in the country are on the field.\u00a0 Low-scoring.\u00a0 Bama wins 17-14 in a close, close game.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe <a title=\"Subscribe\" onclick=\"javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http:\/\/eepurl.com']);\" href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/rQ4Mz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">here<\/a> so future posts can be directly to your Inbox. 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