Jimmy Johnson Quotes

Jimmy Johnson
American Coach
Born: Jul 16, 1943
Good People Three Will Years You
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Treat a person as he is, and he will remain as he is. Treat a person as if he were where he could be and should be, and he will become what he could be and should be. Jimmy Johnson
Treat Will Become Remain Could He Were Person Where Should
Do you want to be safe and good, or do you want to take a chance and be great? Jimmy Johnson
Good Great You Take Take A Chance Safe Want Chance
Give people enough guidance to make the decisions you want them to make. Don't tell them what to do, but encourage them to do what is best. Jimmy Johnson
Best You Guidance People Enough Tell Give Make Encourage Want Decisions Them
Military leaders aren't made. They are born. To be a good leader, you have to have something in your character to cause people to follow you. Jimmy Johnson
Good Character You People Cause Made Leader Military Good Leader Follow Born Something Leaders Your
Like I always say, it's not how many great plays you make; it's how few bad ones you make. I know fans, and even some losing coaches, are enamored with long pass completions or the great run plays, but that doesn't offset the interception or the fumble. Jimmy Johnson
Great You Losing Fans Long Few Say Run Bad Some Bad Ones Like Know Make Pass Always How Enamored Offset Coaches Many Even Plays
I've seen every second of 'Survivor' since it started. Jimmy Johnson
Seen Every Since Survivor Second Started Every Second
Of all the programs, I watch sporting events live and I watch 'Survivor' live. Everything else I TiVo. Jimmy Johnson
Events Live Programs Else Everything Everything Else Survivor Watch
In fact, one of the conversations I had with Jason Garrett, you know, sometimes X's and O's get so complicated, and a coach gets so into that that he forgets the most important thing is players win ballgames. Make sure that the players are properly equipped and motivated to do their jobs. Jimmy Johnson
You Complicated Win Sometimes Important Jobs Properly Fact Had He Know Most Most Important Thing Make Sure Equipped Important Thing Motivated Get Forgets Gets The Most Important In Fact Conversations Jason Coach Thing Players
I'm not really good with predicting. Jimmy Johnson
Good Predicting Really
A lot of coaches could ration out their time. They could delegate. They would make time for their family. But when I was coaching I would almost laugh at those guys. I knew we were working the extra hours to get an edge on them. Jimmy Johnson
Time Family Edge Extra Those Laugh Out Would Delegate Guys Ration Could Knew Almost Hours Make Were Lot Get Them Working Coaches Coaching
I could start a fire from scratch. Jimmy Johnson
Fire Could Scratch Start
Anybody who has ever been around me knows I'll give you my opinion. Jimmy Johnson
Me You Give Knows Around Opinion Been Anybody Who Ever
I can't confirm any rumors. I'm happy doing what I'm doing. I have no interest in going back to coaching. Jimmy Johnson
Happy Back Rumors No Interest Doing Any Going Confirm Interest Coaching
An objective truth and individual reason are feared above all. Jimmy Johnson
Truth Feared Objective Objective Truth Above Individual Reason
Two to three years down the road, other companies not on a model like Dell's will be in trouble. Jimmy Johnson
Will Three Trouble Down Other Dell Road Like Years Model Down The Road Companies Two
The other thing was that when I was at the University of Miami, we ran a pro-style offense and defense. I started each year by going to a pro training camp, I visited with various pro coaches, and I did this for five years. Jimmy Johnson
Training Year Defense Other Ran Visited Various Years Camp Miami Five Offense Pro Did Going Coaches Each Each Year Thing Started University
But I was always a bit of a gypsy, anyway. I spent five years at Oklahoma State, five years at Miami and moved on after winning the national championship, and five years with the Cowboys. So, I was ready to move on. We won back-to-back Super Bowls, and I felt that I accomplished what I wanted to accomplish. Jimmy Johnson
National Move On State Spent Bit Oklahoma Super Super Bowls Gypsy Winning Bowls Felt Ready Always Years Accomplish Accomplished National Championship Miami Won Cowboys Five Move Moved Moved On Wanted After Anyway Championship
And the main thing was that I wanted to live in south Florida. That's why I left the Cowboys; to live in south Florida. Jimmy Johnson
Live Main Main Thing South Left South Florida Cowboys Wanted Why Thing Florida
I know as a coach and a player we had three a day practices and that was physically taxing but at least we had food in our stomach and a good nights rest and plenty of cold water. Jimmy Johnson
Good Food Day Water Rest Three Nights Cold Our Plenty Physically Had Know Practices Least Stomach Taxing Coach Player
You've got to make sure that every body's putting in the work and you've got to have the discipline to go out there and get the job done. Jimmy Johnson
Work You Discipline Job Every Out Putting Make Sure Got Go Get Done Body
I think the biggest thing was that when I was in college, I really concentrated on personnel. That was my strength, and I was, in essence, my own recruiting coordinator. And when I went to the pros, I did the same thing. Jimmy Johnson
Strength College Own Same Thing Think I Think My Own Recruiting Pros Concentrated Did Same Essence Biggest Biggest Thing Personnel Really Coordinator Thing

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