Nancy Pelosi, House Speaker, and Nick Saban, University of Alabama Head Football coach (right). Getty Images: Kevin C. Cox, Mandel Ngan
Nick Saban, a top college football coach, said that age is no problem.
Saban, in an interview with The New York Times compared himself to Nancy Pelosi, House Speaker.
Saban stated, "I don’t see age as an issue." "It's Nancy Pelosi who is 81 years old."
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Nick Saban, University of Alabama football coach, spoke out about age in a recent interview with the New York Times.
In an interview published Monday by the Times, Alan Blinder, a reporter for the Times, asked Saban: "You have won more championships than anybody," "This Halloween, you'll be 70. You have grandkids. You just signed an extension to your contract. "Why are you doing this?"
Saban, a tactful and terse tactician, took a surprising turn.
"I love what I do. I enjoy the challenge. I am not a do-nothing, sit-down type of guy. I enjoy being involved in things and I love challenges. I don't want the program to go down after I have left this place. Saban stated that as long as I feel that I can make a positive contribution, that the program is helping players succeed, and that we have the opportunity to be successful, age doesn't seem to matter. "It's amazing how old Nancy Pelosi is."
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The reporter spoke out about the 81-year old Democratic house speaker.
"Yeah. Saban responded, "Yeah. Saban replied, "Older than I am and likely has a greater job than me."
Pelosi ensures that bills are passed in the House with enough members to guarantee a vote on the floor. She also helps in recruiting new candidates.
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Saban also devotes time to recruiting, but that's where the overlap ends.
Saban, who is paid $9.3million per year, is Alabama's highest-paid public employee, while Pelosi, who earns $223,000.50 annually, is third-in-line for the US presidency.
Saban said, "Anyway, as long as I feel like my positive contribution is in a positive manner and do good things to the people in the organization, mainly players, then I enjoy doing that."
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