Quotes by Jimmy Johnson

“The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.”

“Do you want to be safe and good, or do you want to take a chance and be great?”

“Give people enough guidance to make the decisions you want them to make. Dont tell them what to do, but encourage them to do what is best.”

“An objective truth and individual reason are feared above all”

“When you have success, there is glory for all. With success and glory come great feelings for one another and recognition of one anothers contributions.”

“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.”

“Give your people the feeling that if THEY dont do the job, it wont get done. Also let them know that when they accomplish something, they will share in the accolades.”

“The only thing worse than a coach or CEO who doesnt care about his people is one who pretends to care. People can spot a phony every time.”

“Military leaders arent made. They are born, ... To be a good leader, you have to have something in your character to cause people to follow you.”

“It didnt have anything to do with him being elected. It wasnt something that he was taught to do. It was something that he had in him.”

The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.

Give people enough guidance to make the decisions you want them to make. Dont tell them what to do, but encourage them to do what is best.

Do you want to be safe and good, or do you want to take a chance and be great?