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Alabama coach Nick Saban and the mentors who helped turn him into a legend
BleachedAnusDawg
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https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/27957238/alabama-coach-nick-saban-mentors-helped-turn-legend
Saban's playing days at Kent State are over, and he is ready to get to work. Coaching has "never ever" crossed his mind. He plans to become the general manager of a car dealership, following in the footsteps of his father, who runs a service station.
Then coach Don James calls him into his office.
"I'd like for you to be a graduate assistant," James says.
"I don't want to be a coach, and I don't want to go to graduate school. So why would I do either one of those?" Saban says.
James is smart, though. He reminds Saban how his soon-to-be-wife, Terry, has another year of school and how he couldn't possibly leave her behind. So why not stick around a little longer and give coaching a try?
"He must have seen something," Saban said, laughing all these years later.
What followed was a master class in how to be a head coach in college football. To this day, Saban isn't big on pregame speeches. Instead, he borrows from James and uses the Friday before games to impart wisdom to his team.
"And they weren't just lessons for football," he said. "They were lessons for life. But they also motivated you to want to do well and have a lot of pride in what you did."
Then coach Don James calls him into his office.
"I'd like for you to be a graduate assistant," James says.
"I don't want to be a coach, and I don't want to go to graduate school. So why would I do either one of those?" Saban says.
James is smart, though. He reminds Saban how his soon-to-be-wife, Terry, has another year of school and how he couldn't possibly leave her behind. So why not stick around a little longer and give coaching a try?
"He must have seen something," Saban said, laughing all these years later.
What followed was a master class in how to be a head coach in college football. To this day, Saban isn't big on pregame speeches. Instead, he borrows from James and uses the Friday before games to impart wisdom to his team.
"And they weren't just lessons for football," he said. "They were lessons for life. But they also motivated you to want to do well and have a lot of pride in what you did."
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He said that he and a couple of team mates thought about attending the rally but they were basically just jocks so they got there late and saw the aftermath
"Did you know that Saban shared a class with one of the 4 dead in Ohio?
He said that he and a couple of team mates thought about attending the rally but they were basically just jocks so they got there late and saw the aftermath "
No. I can't believe that Saban is older than dirt (race bannon). That blows my mind.