Words matter. These are the best Jimmy Johnson Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
Anybody who has ever been around me knows I’ll give you my opinion.
I was the personnel director there with the Cowboys.
In some ways ‘Survivor’ might have saved my life.
How ’bout them Cowboys!?
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.
When I went to the Dolphins, we retained most of their coaching staff, and of course, we had a few veteran players. So, I just tried to add a few pieces here and there.
I want to do what I want to do, when I want to do it.
I’ve seen every second of ‘Survivor’ since it started.
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.
I’m not a bad man.
Football is such a team sport, so no one individual does it. No one coach or no one assistant coach or no one player, it’s a great team sport, so I don’t get carried away with a bunch of accolades.
The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.
You can’t be a sloppy football team and be successful in the NFL.
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.
I don’t miss a minute of ‘Survivor.’
Two to three years down the road, other companies not on a model like Dell’s will be in trouble.
Just following ‘Survivor’ over the years, sometimes if an individual is not a threat and he doesn’t rub anybody the wrong way and he can get into an alliance, he can hang out there for a while.
Football rewards the guys that are in great condition.
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.
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.
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.
I could start a fire from scratch.
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.
An objective truth and individual reason are feared above all.
I’m not really good with predicting.
