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I've got way more attention than I ever needed or wanted. Nick Nurse

Way More Attention Got Than Wanted Ever Needed

In a game, I'm locked in. I maybe notice three rows in the stands the arena over, and that's it. Nick Nurse

Game Three Locked Arena Over Maybe Notice Stands Rows

I don't think when I decided I didn't want to be an accountant any more that I was necessarily saying I wanted to be an NBA head coach. I just really wanted to figure out if I could do it. Nick Nurse

Saying Think Out More Could Head Head Coach Accountant Any Just Want Wanted Decided If I Could Really Coach Figure NBA Necessarily

I think I jumped the gun a bit on head coaching. I got named a head coach at 23, and I really didn't know what I was doing. I remember getting that job and going, 'Oh my God, they gave me the job.' Nick Nurse

I think it's really important that we get an experienced staff. Guys that have been a head coach, to me, at some level is important to me. I value head coaching just because it's good to know what it's like to be the decision maker. Nick Nurse

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You've got to coach with what you have and who's available. Nick Nurse

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Most of the places I came from, you gotta do a lot of gunslinging or coaching by the seat of your pants. Nick Nurse

You Pants Most Gotta Came Lot Places Coaching Your Seat

Predictability can eventually be defended. Nick Nurse

Predictability Eventually Defended

One of the things I like to do is let the players play and the coaches coach. Nick Nurse

One Of The Things Like Coach Coaches Play Things Players

I like to play aggressive, in general. Nick Nurse

Aggressive General Like Play

I was in love with the triangle because it was so different to what everybody was doing in the NBA. Everybody else was dribbling down, throwing it into the low post, and then their guy would go to work. To me, it was boring. Nick Nurse

My goal early in becoming a head coach so young was to find out if I could do it. I just wanted to see if I could be a good head coach and then start learning from head coaching. Nick Nurse

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All I know is that if we play well, we control our own destiny in terms of what we do. Nick Saban

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I think when you win the national championship, it works throughout your team. Where human nature is to say, I did well. I got my quota this month. Now do I get some time off? Do I get a bonus? Do I get to go on a cruise? But it's not to keep trying to be the best. That's not necessarily human nature. Nick Saban

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My wife gets so mad at me because I don't like to cook on the grill. Nick Saban

Me Wife Mad Like Because Gets Grill Cook

My wife goes to Birmingham five times a week. My mom lives in Birmingham now after moving from Myrtle Beach. It's not just the job. A lot of people don't get that. My life is here. Nick Saban

If I were a high school coach, I would put my best players on offense. The best athletes on my team, I would give them the ball and score points. I wouldn't play them on defense. I would play them where they can get the ball and score points. Nick Saban

Steph Curry is special in terms of the kind of competitor he is. Nick Saban

Competitor Kind He Terms Curry Special

Everybody thinks when I say a guy is a good game manager, that's a negative, but I think it's a real positive. You have the ball in your hand every time when you're a quarterback. Whether you're handing it off or throwing to somebody, I think that's extremely important. Nick Saban

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I try to stay out of the spotlight. Nick Saban

Try Out Stay Spotlight

Probably the number one position that has the greatest number of players to choose from is receiver. When we're out there recruiting, there are a lot of receivers out there to recruit. It's harder to find defensive players. Nick Saban

Defensive Out Find Recruit Recruiting Greatest Greatest Number Lot Choose Harder Players Receiver Number Position

Soccer is a continuous game, rugby is a continuous game, but for the physical elements that are involved in playing a football game and the number of plays that you play, I don't know that it was ever intended to be a continuous game. Nick Saban

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It's never OK to lose a game. Nick Saban

Game Lose OK Never

I think a lot of times you have to face your fears. I think everybody has to face their fears. Nick Saban

You Face Fears Think Everybody Lot Times Your

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