Jimmy Johnson
Jimmy Johnson
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth16 July 1943
CountryUnited States of America
collect majority points
The majority of the drivers, they're professionals and they know what they need to do. We all need to collect points and get going from here.
close days grip less race trends work
The grip will be less now than then (race weekend). We can get close on balance, but the real important thing for us is to work through some trends and have two days to try things that we can't on a race weekend.
anybody believe
You've got to believe that anybody is a threat,
early gas position putting rolling sure
All you can do is make sure you're rolling out of the gas early and putting yourself in a position to not use a lot of brake,
cowboy florida wanted
And the main thing was that I wanted to live in south Florida. That's why I left the Cowboys; to live in south Florida.
moving winning cowboy
But I was always a bit of a gypsy, anyway. I spent five years at Oklahoma State, five years at Miami and moved on after winning the national championship, and five years with the Cowboys. So, I was ready to move on. We won back-to-back Super Bowls, and I felt that I accomplished what I wanted to accomplish.
people care phony
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.
coaching rumor interest
I can't confirm any rumors. I'm happy doing what I'm doing. I have no interest in going back to coaching.
inspirational motivational positive
The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.
taught
It didn't have anything to do with him being elected. It wasn't something that he was taught to do. It was something that he had in him.
chase leader matter points pressure races season
I think when you're the points leader you want the season to be over right then and there, ... It doesn't matter how many races in the Chase you are, so from here on out as the points leader, there is some pressure being on you in that position.
I think when you go this fast, and you don't have drop-off in the tires, it promotes single-file racing,
easier extra inch lap pace race racing run smooth speeds tougher track
I think that it's going to be like that, single-file. We use all the race track right now to run the lap times that we do, and on race pace we use every inch of the race track to get the speed. ... It was easier to run side-by-side because you didn't need that extra track. Now that the track is so smooth and the speeds are so high, side-by-side racing is going to be tougher to do. And we just won't see as much of it.
chance entire
It's his chance to shine. It's our entire team's chance to shine.