Nick Saban relaxing? For years, that idea seemed unthinkable for the legendary head coach who was known for his drive and attention to detail in building Alabama’s dynasty.

However, in a story with ESPN’s Chris Low, Saban admitted he is starting to relax. He described “the most stress I’ve had” in retirement as trying to keep his grandson out of sand traps on the golf course.

“The biggest change for me as a person is that I lived my whole life for the last 50 years being in a hurry,” Saban told ESPN. “It was, ‘Hurry up to go here. Hurry up to go there. Don’t be late for this meeting. You’ve got another meeting in an hour. What are you going to say to the staff? What are you going to say to the team?’

“I mean, it was just deadline after deadline after deadline. Even when I was driving to the lake to go on vacation, I’d be in a hurry, and for what? But that’s just how you were built.”

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However, Saban does still have a codebook to live by in retirement. Only this time, his rules come from Ms. Terry.

Saban said he had a note shortly after his retirement from Ms. Terry simply labeled “The Ten Commandments of Retirement.” Some of those included how to be polite while eating out and for Saban to get Terry a blanket when the two are settling into a time of relaxation at the house.

As for learning, Ms. Terry said Saban is taking her “Tech 101” class and getting up to speed on some of the normal everyday tasks other individuals have grown accustomed to:

“He’s actually texting and reading his own emails and sent his first-ever email,” Terry said. “He even took his first trip to the pharmacy to pick up his first prescription. He’s actually quite proud of himself.”

Retirement, the Saban way

It’s good to hear Saban is enjoying his retirement, though it’s clear the longtime head coach is not just a homebody, and that’s far from surprising. Along with his new role at ESPN, Saban is interested in continuing the philanthropic works he and Ms. Terry have started in Tuscaloosa and other places.

Even in retirement, Saban is still a lifelong learner and worker, even if that learning is related to emailing and the working involves pharmacy runs. But after following Saban’s career, there really is no other way for him to go about things.

Whether it’s coaching Alabama to a national title or doing things around the house in retirement, Saban only knows doing things in excellence. He may have slowed down a bit, but Saban hasn’t changed.

He still has the GOAT mindset, even if the tasks have changed.