28+ Dabo Swinney Quotes

Oluwatosin Michael
Sep 29, 2023 By Oluwatosin Michael
Originally Published on Aug 05, 2022
These awesome Dabo Swinney quotes are sure to help you achieve better things in the future.

Dabo Swinney is a college football coach who serves as the head coach at Clemson University as of 2022.

The former wide receiver of the Crimson Tide has also served as an assistant coach for the team. He eventually got a deal to become the head coach at Clemson University.

Swinney worked hard to position himself as a famous coach after joining the Tigers midway through the season. He steered the club to its second national title in school history after 1981.

Swinney has now surpassed legendary Clemson Tigers coach Frank Howard for the second-most victories in the program's history. Dabo Swinney has received several trophies during his career. He ended up winning the ACC Coach of the Year and the Walter Camp Coach of the Year.

Dabo Swinney Quotes On Success

Dabo Swinney has been an inspiration to many, and his success quotes will definitely inspire you to do better in life.

"I was taught to win and lose with class."

"The only disability in life is a bad attitude."

"To be an overachiever you have to be an over believer."

"I write at high speed because boredom is bad for my health."

"Think about your dream. Then, put your head down and go to work."

"Whatever results you get, learn and grow from it and move on to the next one."

"You can't be afraid to play. Commit to play and you live with the results."

"Every game is huge and every game will count when it's all said and done."

Dabo Swinney Quotes On Leadership

Swinney has always tackled adversity without fear, and we hope these leadership quotes will help you achieve the same.

(These beautiful quotes on leadership by the football coach will awe you.)

"It's only unthinkable if you don't think it."

"I was taught to win and lose with class."

"That's been my word all year: Love. And I said tonight we're gonna win it because we love each other."

"If you're gonna be great, you can't ever be satisfied."

"I try to be a good example to others, and I work hard to live my life according to my faith."

"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."

Inspirational Quotes By Dabo Swinney

The journey of Swinney has inspired many, and we hope that these quotes by the football coach will inspire you as well.

"Bad things happen in life, but it's how you respond that counts."

"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."

"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."

"We're all going to experience death and failure and setbacks and disappointments and cancer, and it's just a really difficult world. For me, God is always, and my relationship with Christ, he's given me hope and peace."

"Let the light that shines in you be brighter than the light that shines on you."

"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."

Dabo Swinney Quotes On Sports

Dabo Swinney loves football passionately, and these quotes by him are definite proof of that.

 

"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."

"It takes a lot to be Dabo Swinney, and not everyone can live this lifestyle. But, boy is it fun!"

"Every game is huge and every game will count when it's all said and done."

"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."

"When you have the cross as the foundation of your life, football ain't gonna bring no pressure."

"You have strengths within your team every single year and sometimes they stay the same, sometimes they change."

"Don't let anyone walk through your mind with dirty feet."

"The media wants a nice guy, so I can give that to them. I figured I could be myself in this interview since no one's gonna read this JV newspaper."

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Written by Oluwatosin Michael

Bachelor of Science specializing in Microbiology

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Oluwatosin MichaelBachelor of Science specializing in Microbiology

With a Bachelor's in Microbiology from the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Oluwatosin has honed his skills as an SEO content writer, editor, and growth manager. He has written articles, conducted extensive research, and optimized content for search engines. His expertise extends to leading link-building efforts and revising onboarding strategies. 

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