Coach Richt is a good friend of mine. I respect Coach Richt and worked for him for a year and respect the man he is and respect what he stands for. Kirby Smart coachfriendgood Change image and share on social
When you step out there on the field as a corner in our system, you have to be ready to play because humility is one week away. Kirby Smart cornerfieldhumility Change image and share on social
Every young man that we want to bring here to the University of Georgia, we want them to graduate from this place. Kirby Smart bringgeorgiagraduate Change image and share on social
There's nothing worse than recruiting a player and then leaving the player. Kirby Smart badlyleaveplayer Change image and share on social
It's hard to say that it gets any better to be at your alma mater and run a major college football program. Kirby Smart almacollegefootball Change image and share on social
A lot of people think our standard is to be first in the SEC, be first in the country, first in our red zone, and run defense. We really don't go by that motto. We go by, 'Be the best Alabama defense there's been.' Kirby Smart alabamacountrydefense share on social
I think the growth you get from working at a place like Alabama and with a program under Nick Saban, it helps me immensely. Kirby Smart alabamagrowthhelp Change image and share on social
A team is a group of young men playing together. The program is the entirety of that. Kirby Smart entiretygroupman Change image and share on social
The amount of pressure that I've put on myself as a defensive coordinator for the last 10, 11 years, I really believe there's a lot more decisions that go into that position than the head coach. Kirby Smart amountcoachcoordinator Change image and share on social
The only thing that matters with my kids are them graduating and playing well, and I try to do my dangedest to get them to play well. Kirby Smart dangedestgraduatekid Change image and share on social
