Lane Kiffin Quotes

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Lane Kiffin

Profession : Coach

Birth : May 9, 1975

I don't know if God is a sports fan or not, but I do know this: He loves a good comeback.

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When God gives you a second chance, it's not something you take for granted.

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To do the impossible, you must be able to see the invisible.

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Anybody can do something one time. You have a great year because everything goes right. But can you maintain it and sustain it for a long period of time as Coach Carroll did and Coach Saban?

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I always try to find better ways to do things. Whether it's a game plan, a practice, a meeting, an interview, whatever it is. I'm going to find a way to find a way to analyze it and find a better way to do it. That's my mindset. I've never been satisfied with anything. That's just my mindset. I'm always trying to find a better way to do things.

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You have to be yourself. You can't pretend to be somebody else.

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One game is never going to define a player.

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I don't care about what people think about me that don't know me. But the one thing that bothers me of all the places is the general perception was that I was a failure at USC as a head coach.

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It's almost like when you don't have money, you think it's important. And once you have it, you're like, 'Was I really happy because I have more money going into the bank? No.'

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Al Davis fires everybody.

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I needed Nick Saban more than I needed Pete Carroll.

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At Tennessee, I said I can't wait to beat Florida in the Swamp and sing 'Rocky Top' all night long. The thing at Tennessee I felt was that there needed to be energy in the program immediately. Two of the last three years there, they were 5-7. Urban Meyer and Nick Saban were at all-time highs. I felt like the fan base and players needed confidence.

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Any time that you get big titles or head jobs at a young age, there's going to be that factor. 'He didn't pay his dues.'

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I'm very grateful to Coach Saban.

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I like helping first-year head coaches.

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When I was younger I used to read everything. 'Why is this guy saying this, why is this article saying this.' That's one of the things Coach Saban has taught me, he does not listen or read anything that's out there at all. He says 'why am I going to waste my time?'

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Coach Saban and I have a great relationship, regardless of what people may think.

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You can't just go visit somewhere and come away and know how they run their business.

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Should we go back to huddling? Should we go back to putting all these tight ends in there and have 250 yards a game? It doesn't win anymore. So should we do it because that's what the people before us did? No.

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If I'm cussing at you, swearing at you, calling you demeaning names, are you really thinking about that last play? Am I really helping you get better? Or am I just making myself feel good by demeaning you? I've really never understood it.

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