Occupation: Football Player Birth: September 11, 1924 Death: February 12, 2000
In my opinion, character is the most important determinant of a person's success, achievement and ability to handle adversity..
The quality of a man's life is in direct proportion to his commitment to excellence..
Today, you have 100% of your life left..
Coaching is making men do what they don't want, so they can become what they want to be.
Leadership is getting someone to do what they don't want to do but to achieve what they want to achieve..
There's a misconception about teamwork. Teamwork is the ability to have different thoughts about things; it's the ability to argue and stand up and s….
Leadership is a matter of having people look at you and gain confidence, seeing how you react. If you're in control, they're in control..
There is only a half step difference between the champions and those who finish on the bottom. And much of that half step is mental..
I don't believe in team motivation. I believe in getting a team prepared so it knows it will have the necessary confidence when it steps on a field a….
The secret to winning is constant, consistent management..
When you want to win a game, you have to teach. When you lose a game, you have to learn..
I'd rather have a second-best decision diligently pursued than a first-best decision lackadaisically pursued..
First become a winner in life. Then it's easier to become a winner on the field..
A vital team characteristic is the ability to overcome adversity. Any team acquires experience and endurance as it learns to fight back. This in turn….
To live a disciplined life, and to accept the result of that discipline as the will of God - that is the mark of a man..
Setting a goal is not the main thing. It is deciding how you will go about achieving it and staying with that plan..
The more successful you become, the longer the yardstick people use to measure you by..
A coach is someone who tells you what you don't want to hear, who has you see what you don't want to see, so you can be who you have always known….
I've learned that something constructive comes from every defeat..
If you are prepared, you will be confident, and will do the job..
Football is to Texas what religion is to a priest..