Occupation: Football Player Birth: September 11, 1913 Death: January 26, 1983
The Lord expects you to do some things for yourself..
If wanting to win is a fault, as some of my critics seem to insist, then I plead guilty. I like to win. I know no other way. It's in my blood..
I think the most important thing of all for any team is a winning attitude. The coaches must have it. The players must have it. The student body must….
Recruiting is the one thing I hate. I won't do it unless my coaches tell me I've just got to. The whole process is kind of undignified for me and the….
Three rules for coaching: 1.) Surround yourself with people who can't live without football. 2.) Recognize winners. They come in all forms. 3.) ….
In a crisis, don't hide behind anything or anybody. They're going to find you anyway..
In my lifetime, I may have put too much emphasis on winning, because here I am an old man and the only fun I've had is winning, and that's ridiculous..
If you are going to be a successful duck hunter, you must go where the ducks are..
I can reach a kid who doesn't have any ability as long as he doesn't know it..
Be aware of "yes" men. Generally, they are losers. Surround yourself with winners. Never forget - people win..
Mama wanted me to be a preacher. I told her coachin' and preachin' were a lot alike..
Football changes and so do people..
I ain't never had much fun. I ain't never been two inches away from a football. Here guys go fishing on the day of the game, hunting, golfing, and al….
All I know is, I don't want to stop coaching, and I don't want to stop winning, so we're gonna break the record unless I die..
What are you doing here? Tell me why you are here. If you are not here to win a national championship, you're in the wrong place. You boys are specia….
When you play defense you have to storm the fort or play cover - you can't do both..
I know what it takes to win. If I can sell them on what it takes to win, then we are not going to lose too many football games..
First there are those who are winners, and know they are winners. Then there are the losers who know they are losers. Then there are those who are no….
If anything goes bad, I did it. If anything goes semi-good, we did it. If anything goes real good, then you did it. That's all it takes to get people….
You take those little rascals, talk to them good, pat them on the back, let them think they are good, and they will go out and beat the biguns..
Every time a player goes out there, at least 20 people have some amount of influence on him. His mother has more influence than anyone. I know becaus….