The story isn’t new, but the tale of Nick Saban’s struggles as a shy eighth-grade music student continues to draw attention whenever the Alabama coach shares it.

A video tweeted Wednesday showed Saban sharing the consequences he faced and the life lessons he learned from getting a D in music class.

“I got a D in music because I would not get up in front of the class and sing because I was shy,” Saban explained. “So when that report card came home my dad immediately told me, ‘Go get your basketball uniform, we’re taking you to the coach. We’re turning in your uniform.’ So we turned in the basketball uniform. I had to quit the eighth-grade basketball team until I got my grades straight.”

That was just the start, however. Nick Saban Sr. wasn’t done making his point.

“Then he took me to the coal mines, and we went 527 feet deep. and he said, ‘This is where you are going to end up if you don’t get an education.’”

That, he said, was his lesson and his motivation for getting an education to provide for his future.

Saban has shared the story over the years, most recently in September when talking about the Crimson Tide teaming with Curing Kids Cancer. In doing so, he stressed the importance of educators.

The 71-year-old head coach doesn’t have any plans of slowing down either. Earlier this week, he addressed the idea of retirement.

Mark Heim is a sports reporter for The Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Mark_Heim.