Dabo Swinney Quotes

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Dabo Swinney

Profession : Coach

Birth : November 20, 1969

My vision is for other schools to be like Clemson. My vision is to build a model program.

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I don't ever want to come in the locker room and have players in there pouting.

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I don't think it's good to be a distraction to your team.

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There's nobody tougher on the players than me. Nobody.

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If you grow up with traditions in your family, it's always nice to be able to get home and have those moments.

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I'm always just focused on being great where I'm at and blooming where I'm planted.

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A win is a win, and I've just always felt that way, and I've always been passionate about that.

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Listen, I come from the most screwed-up dysfunctional situation. You've got violence. Police at your house. Your dad's gone. Nowhere to live. I want people to know, if I can make it, anybody can make it.

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My driving force in this business is to create and build great men, and to do that, you have to have great relationships.

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I love the trips that I've experienced as a player and a coach.

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God creates us to compete. He creates us to win. It matters. But you've got no chance if you don't do your best.

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All I know is, there's nothing we can't do at Clemson. I don't have to go somewhere else to win at the highest level, to recruit great players, to have great support - I really don't. I'm just really fortunate.

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When you get a young group of people that believe, are passionate... and committed to a single purpose, you better look out. Great things can happen.

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There's a lot of 'oops' from us in life as people. I always say that God never says 'oops.' That's just kind of how I've always lived my life, but we're so imperfect that there's a lot of times that we say, 'Oops, my bad.'

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I've never seen myself as a second-class citizen.

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You better have an anchor in life. It doesn't matter if you're a Division I head football coach or Joe Schmo from Okemoh. Bad things happen. If you're not anchored, you're going to be washed away.

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I want to get to the top. I want to be the best. But I want to do it the right way and to enjoy the whole deal.

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I have an MBA, but my Ph.D. is in people. Everything I do is about relationships.

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I've never really hired anybody that people thought I should hire.

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For me personally, joy comes from focusing on Jesus, others, and yourself.

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