Ben Newman

I felt the culture.

I felt what you have built here.

And I said that comes with a standard.

and a standard that these players have to be willing to live to.

Now, I know you've already done these things.

There is the standard.

But I said, to me, I believe, and this is what I'm going to share tonight.

I'm talking to you.

You're the goat.

You're saving.

I said, I'm going to share the importance of standard over feelings.

We cannot allow our feelings to dictate how we show up.

We have to choose to live to the standard that's going to cause us to continue to win even after we win.

And I looked at him, Sean.

He hadn't even hired me for the job yet.

But I spoke with this level of confidence, even though it's a little intimidating, like you're in front of the goat.

And I said, when we win, I referenced it like you're already hiring me.

I said, when we win 52 to nothing on a Saturday, I said, I hope we can empower and inspire the players through the standard over feelings mentality to want to break down film on Sunday to say, what can I do better to attack Sunday, Monday and Tuesday for that next Saturday?

And I believe that conversation and that statement kept me at Alabama for five years and two national championships.

So I think for all of us, standard over feelings, once again, so much of what I teach in sports applies to everything.