Mike Leach Quotes

In football you have to take risks if you want to win.

Name one experienced coach anywhere in the world that would hand over their playbook to the other team. Unless it's a fake playbook, it just doesn't happen.

My goal is always the same: to keep the other player from ever scoring a point. That doesn't always happen, but that's what I try for.

There's two sides to the game, and you have to do the ugly side as well. If you're getting beat, and you're conceding the goals that we're getting beaten by, then it's because you're not defending and shutting people down well enough.

If you don't take care of the ball in this league, I know it's tough to win.

To beat opposing teams, you have to attack, and to attack, you have to take risks.

Coaches will say that it's not important for their team to run more, and they prefer to make games the right way. I want to make games only the right way and run 10 km more.

The No. 1 thing is you want to be able to win the game, and we're going to do whatever we have to do to win the game.

You have to play defense, that's how you win.

I think that at the start of a game, you're always playing to win, and then maybe if you're ahead late in the game, you start playing not to lose. The true competitors, though, are the ones who always play to win.

Just try to focus one game at a time, not worry about points or anything like that. Worry about playing the right way and see what comes of it.

If you're playing against an aggressive side, you need to play an aggressive game.

I'm not like other females. I'm obviously different because of the path I've taken. I'm just as aggressive as the guys when I get my helmet on. Plus F1 is not just about taking risks, but knowing when to take risks and when to back off. It's also about strategy and managing your tyres.

The best risk to take is to look to score goals and to play a lot.

You have to try to win the ball at all costs and if someone doesn't get it quite right people get injured.

I don't put on makeup when I'm getting ready for a game, because why would I? I am gearing up for battle. How is mascara or eyeliner going to help me win?

It's like I was taught and I'm always saying it. Offense wins games, defense wins championships.

I feel like I need to find ways to disrupt the other team and apply that pressure they might not be used to. I think being able to set that tone is something I'm priding myself on.

I just feel like when I come up against another team, I'll always look at their best players and I'll think, if I can stop these doing what they are doing, then I'll get noticed and I'll help the team as well.

You just have to learn that you can't always go and win that ball and there are certain moments to do it.

When I was coaching, I wasn't worried about what I was making. I was worried about winning a championship.

I want my players to go win and don't play bad football.

I prefer to win a game and lose other 2 rather than draw 3 games. Both cases you get 3 points.

If you concede early against a quality team, you have to play more openly - and can get picked off.

Defense doesn't matter enough.