Nearly every coach I've talked with tells me that the attention you get from media and other people is the thing you miss most. I don't know if that's right.

Show class, have pride, and display character. If you do, winning takes care of itself.

Baton Rouge happens to be the worst place in the world for a visiting team. It's like being inside a drum.

You're still going to win with preparation and dedication and plain old desire. If you don't have genuine desire, you won't be dedicated enough to prepare properly.

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.

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

I can reach a kid who doesn't have any ability as long as he doesn't know it.