Quotes by Jimmy Johnson

• Two to three years down the road, other companies not on a model like Dell's will be in trouble.
• 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.
• 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.
• The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.
• I can't confirm any rumors. I'm happy doing what I'm doing. I have no interest in going back to coaching.
• Do you want to be safe and good, or do you want to take a chance and be great?
• An objective truth and individual reason are feared above all.
• Military leaders aren't made. They are born. To be a good leader, you have to have something in your character to cause people to follow you.
• We can't change the direction of the wind, but we can adjust our sails to always reach our destination