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" Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people. "
Nick Saban
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" Now, everybody always says there's no 'I' in team, but there is an 'I' in win, because the individuals make the team what it is, and how they think and what they do is important to the team. So when you act like the individual is not important, well, it is damn important who these people are and what they are. "
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