Don't talk too much. Don't pop off. Don't talk after the game until you cool off.

You have to learn what makes this or that Sammy run. For one it's a pat on the back, for another it's eating him out, for still another it's a fatherly talk, or something else. You're a fool if you think as I did as a young coach, that you can treat them all alike.

Be aware of "yes" men. Generally, they are losers. Surround yourself with winners. Never forget - people win.

If they don't have a winning attitude, I don't want them.

When you play defense you have to storm the fort or play cover - you can't do both.

At Alabama, our players don't win Heisman Trophies. Our teams win National Championships.

But there's one thing about quitters you have to guard against - they are contagious. If one boy goes, the chances are he'll take somebody with him, and you don't want that. So when they would start acting that way, I used to pack them up and get them out, or embarrass them, or do something to turn them around.