re: Petrino injured in motorcycle accident

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Saban said he wished Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino a quick recovery following his motorcycle accident over the weekend, but outside of telling players to avoid doing dangerous things doesn’t have a team policy against them.

“I love motorcycles,” he said. “I loved motorcycles when I was a kid. I was not allowed to ride a motorcycle when I was a kid. My best friend Charlie Anderson had a Triumph, and I mean that thing was hot. Where my dad's service station was, there was a long straightaway and they used to race.

“Every time no one was looking I'd get on Charlie's Triumph. I took it to my girlfriend's house and she lived on the side of the mountain and there was a curve and the water was running across the street and a dog was chasing me down the street. I hit the water on the curve and I slid out. I didn't get hurt, didn't hurt the bike, just slid out. My Dad found out about that and that's the last time I've been on a motorcycle.”

While Saban had a huge grin on his face telling the story, he also disclosed that his need for speed hasn’t gone away.

“I still waterski. I ride them jetskis as fast as they'll go and every two years I get the fastest ones they make to replace the last ones. Every year, Miss Terry has a fit, but that's just the way it goes. There's not very many things that I like to do, so ... I try not to be stupid but I'm not going to not do things that I enjoy doing.


"I like to go fast."

“You could hit with a golf ball, and I like playing golf too.”

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