Jimmy Johnson famous quotes
Last updated: Sep 5, 2024
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The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.
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The only thing worse than a coach or CEO who doesn't care about his people is one who pretends to care. People can spot a phony every time.
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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.
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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.
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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
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A quotation is a handy thing to have about, saving one the trouble of thinking for oneself, always a laborious business.
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People seldom refuse help, if one offers it in the right way.
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It is often wonderful how putting down on paper a clear statement of a case helps one to see, not perhaps the way out, but the way in.
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I don't like that man. I must get to know him better.
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Property is the fruit of labor; property is desirable; it is a positive good.
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What can be added to the happiness of a man who is in health, out of debt, and has a clear conscience?
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All I have to do is be the best Al I can be, because I'm good enough, I'm smart enough and, doggone it, people like me.
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You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.
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When you're picking a basketball team, you'll take the brother over the guy with the yarmulke. Why? Because you're playing the odds.
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If a Coach is determined to stay in the coaching profession, he will develop from year to year. This much is true, no coach has a monopoly on the knowledge of basketball. There are no secrets in the game. The only secrets, if there are any, are good teaching of sound fundamentals, intelligent handling of men, a sound system of play, and the ability to instill in the boys a desire to win.
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