But to be successful all the time, you have to make a commitment to doing things right all the time.Īnd I think that was probably the difference in this team. Whether it was the leadership that we had you know, anybody can be successful every now and again. Can you talk about this team’s particular motivation and where their motivation came from and where the genesis of that motivation was?ĬOACH SABAN: You know, Michigan State’s quarterback last year after our game against them in the Capitol One Bowl made the statement to one of our coaches how did you guys lose three games? And I think that a lot of the motivation that came to this team came from the lessons learned from losing those three games. You talk about that in your book as well and you talk about your former championships that the wins don’t come in that season, they often come from maybe a season before a loss. Coach, you alluded to it in your opening statement about this team and their motivation, potentially coming from even last season. So to get caught up in sort of what’s happening around them and the anxiety that can go with an opportunity like this or the pressure that comes with an opportunity like this, I would like for them to focus on the opportunity, not the pressure part, so that they really are zeroed into the mental practice and the things that when they go out there and play they’re going to be confident in doing their job the way they need to do it to have success. Could you just talk about what the next 30 to 31 hours will be like for your coaches, your players, what you would like them to ready themselves with and really your final preparations?ĬOACH SABAN: I think that the most important thing that players can do right now is just focus on the task at hand, focus on what it’s going to take for them to play their best football, which I’m sure that’s their goal in this game.Īnd they’ve certainly made a commitment to do that. It was a little bit special yesterday at practice for me, because this group has been from the time we played Michigan State in the Bowl game last year and made a commitment to do the right things, do things in the right way, and I’ve been very pleased and proud.Īnd you always have a good association with a team that makes those kind of commitments and tries to do the right stuff.Īnd that’s one of the things that we’ve been most proud of in terms of earning the right to have an opportunity to play in a championship game. Certainly it’s been a wonderful experience to them to this point, and they’re looking forward to the opportunity that they have tomorrow night. I think our players have enjoyed the trip here. THE MODERATOR: Coach, if you’d like to make an opening statement, and we’ll open it up for questions.ĬOACH SABAN: I’ve made this statement before, but I would like to make it again relative to the hospitality that we’ve received here from the Sugar Bowl and the entire community here in New Orleans. ALABAMA Head Coach Nick Saban Press Conference
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