Jimmy Johnson
Jimmy Johnson
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth16 July 1943
CountryUnited States of America
determine equivalent perform shop
We'll just have to go back to the shop and perform the automotive equivalent of an autopsy on the car. Only then will we be able to determine the C.O.D. That's 'cause of death' to those of you who don't know.
amazing changing cool game great guys incredible job keeping kept night overcame owe
This was an amazing run, ... We just overcame a lot of stuff. The guys did an incredible job of keeping their cool in the pits and changing out what we needed. It was just a great night of teamwork. These guys kept me in the game all night long, and I owe it to them.
amazing run start
This was an amazing run and we had to start from the back,
feelings glory great success
When you have success, there is glory for all. With success and glory come great feelings for one another and recognition of one another's contributions.
almost good hard last start won work year
We didn't get off to a good start last year and we almost won it, ... We'll just have to work hard and see what happens.
almost good last start won year
We didn't get off to a good start last year and still almost won it, so we know what can happen.
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With a player who has had the career of Brett Favre, one of the greatest quarterbacks to play the game, I don't think you would ever sit him for a ball game, ... It's a long season and there are opportunities to put a young player in and still not sacrifice being efficient. As long as Rodgers is able to operate the offense, there are going to be opportunities down the road.
team
This was a team that wanted to make a statement.
finished
We finished 16th. It's not the end of the world.
help others
We just feel terrible, ... Hopefully, what we've done will help others see this and contribute, too.
ok playing sound trying turn writer writers
You have a writer trying to write things that you would say, and you have to make it sound like what you would say. Fortunately, I am playing myself, so I can turn to the writers and say, 'I would do it like this,' and they are OK with that.
caught hope year
This year is about being consistent, ... There aren't any secrets. You just get what you can and hope you don't get caught up in any crashes.
boil difficult food physically taxing
With 'Survivor' - I didn't get any sleep, there was no food, we had to boil our water... plus, it was physically taxing during the day. That's what made it more difficult than three-a-day practices.
bill efficient extremely hard period physical practice practiced practicing successful teams time
There is a way to practice hard and be physical without pads. You can still be a physical football team and be efficient in practice without pads. The 49ers practiced like that for a long period of time in the 1980s under Bill Walsh and were extremely successful when all the other teams were practicing in pads.