I think that the best player in the world should be quiet, humble, and friendly. Lionel Messi is all of these things, while Cristiano often lacks some of these qualities.

At Barcelona, it wasn't about winning all the time; it was first about how to win.

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

No, we don't control who our parents are. We don't control what color we are. We don't control what home we are born into. But we control our attitude. We control our work ethic. We control our drive and our commitment.

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.

My father figures were my coaches.

When you lose a parent, it's a strange feeling. It's a hard thing to get used to.

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.

I was the first one in my family to go to college.

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

Fans can have whatever mindset they want to have. But I don't want anything to creep into the culture of our program, because our players, they get stuff pushed at them - social media.

I hate the fact that, all of a sudden now, it's not cool to go to the Gator Bowl. Are you kidding me? I don't like that mindset.

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

I'm not a 'more is better' guy.

I'm not going to apologize for having a great team and a great program and a bunch of committed guys, and Coach Saban is not, either.

I'm just telling you: I don't know what the heck I'm talking about - I'm just an old funky college coach - but Deshaun Watson is the best by a long shot.

I'm the biggest pansy you've ever seen.

I'm a wimp. I'm from Alabama. I don't like the cold.

My job is to recruit the best players I can recruit. When they get here, challenge them and grow them into their best version.

Any time you have a Heisman-caliber player, it just - that means he's a Heisman guy for a reason. So usually, that - for your team, that means a lot of big plays. Usually, there's a lot of wins tied to those Heisman guys, that's for sure. So it's always great when you got great players.

I've had people say things to me like, 'Don't change.' I don't know how to be anything other than myself.

I know the price I've paid to be where I am.

I've just never really gotten caught up in what people think about me, because I can't control that.

I am who I am. At the end of the day, you've got to be who you are.