Dabo Swinney Quotes to Motivate and Inspire You
When Dabo Swinney took over the Clemson football program, a lot of people were surprised by the move. After all, Swinney had only been the wide receivers coach during the tenure of a coach who would ultimately resign. The idea that he’d be permanently promoted to head coach, was almost insane. Of course, now we know that making Dabo Swinney the Clemson head coach was the best decision that the program ever could have made. He built up the program in his early years, without ever missing a bowl game, and turned Clemson into a dynasty. They have won two National Championships since 2016, and they have also won at least ten games every season since 2011.
This success has come from the culture that Dabo Swinney has worked to establish at Clemson. That culture can often be seen in Swinney’s words and quotes. Here are a few important Dabo Swinney quotes to know:
10 Best Quotes From Dabo Swinney
- “That’s been my word all year: Love. And I said tonight we’re gonna win it because we love each other.”
- “To be an overachiever, you have to be an over-believer.”
- “You’re never going to be a great program if you lose a game and your season’s over and you act like the world’s coming to an end. That’s a bad attitude and you’re probably going to live a miserable life.”
- “Bad things happen in life, but it’s how you respond that counts.”
- “Do common things in an uncommon way.”
- “When you have the cross as the foundation of your life, football ain’t gonna bring no pressure.”
- “If you’re gonna be great, you can’t ever be satisfied.”
- “Where there’s people, whether they’re black, green, yellow, orange or white, there is going to be sin, greed, hate, jealousy, deceitfulness. There’s going to be that. That’s always going to be there. But attitude, work ethic, love, respect for others — that doesn’t know any color.”
- “I think teams win. I don’t think offense wins. I don’t think defense wins. I don’t think special teams wins. Teams win.”
- “It takes a lot to be Dabo Swinney, and not everyone can live this lifestyle. But, boy, is it fun.”
Inspirational Quotes From Swinney
- “It’s only unthinkable if you don’t think it.”
- “Let the light that shines in you be brighter than the light that shines on you.”
- “Think about your dream. Then, put your head down and go to work.”
Leadership Quotes From Dabo Swinney
- “We have three rules in our program that everyone must follow: 1. Players must go to class; 2. they must give effort and 3. they must be good citizens. It’s as simple as that.”
- “All we can do is evaluate what we see in practice.”
- “I try to be a good example to others, and I work hard to live my life according to my faith.”
- “Recruits and their families want and deserve to know who you are as a person, not just what kind of coach you are.”
- “You can only get so far from an evaluation standpoint in practice, and you know, at some point, you’ve got to go play and kind of take that next step in the evaluation of just where you are and then grow and make adjustments as you go throughout the year.”
Funny Quotes From Swinney
- “B.Y.O.G.” (Bring your own guts.)”
- “I always told people growing up Alabama was the smartest state: four A’s and a B.”
- “Don’t let anyone walk through your mind with dirty feet.”
- “I think continuity is a good thing. But change is sometimes good, too.”
- “‘We’re the rednecks who moved into the nice neighborhood, but we belong.”
Team Attitude Quotes From Dabo Swinney
- “You can’t be afraid to play. Commit to play and you live with the results.”
- “The only disability in life is a bad attitude.”
- “Sometimes you just have things within your team that you have to address, and I think you have to protect your culture a little bit. And sometimes it’s sitting a guy down and that’s just the way it will always be.”
Success Quotes From Swinney
- “I was taught to win and lose with class.”
- “Every game is huge and every game will count when it’s all said and done.”
- “Whatever results you get, learn and grow from it and move on to the next one.”