MIKE LEACH QUOTES from his book "Swing Your Sword":
“We have too many ‘non-tryers’ these days. They’re afraid of how things may look. Rather than experiencing the journey, they’re worried about how they’ll be perceived. It’s really unfortunate.”
“Overcoming your fears and whatever other nagging resistance you may have is always the first step to solving any problem. You have to defeat yourself first before you defeat someone else.”
"Technique is more important than the scheme. You have a chance with whatever you run, if you have great technique. If you have a great scheme but you don’t execute it well, you have no chance.”
"Arm strength is about sixth on the list of what I look for in a quarterback. First I want to see how accurate he is and if he can make good decisions. Then I want to see if he’s tough, has good feet and leadership qualities. After that, I’ll consider how much arm strength and speed he has.”
"To me, a balanced offense is one where each skill position touches the ball and every position contributes to the offensive ouput. There is nothing balanced about running it 50 percent of the time and passing it 50 percent of the time if you are only utilizing two or three offensive skill positions and only attacking part of the field. A good offense has the ability to attack as much of the field as possible with as many people as possible. You want to put as much pressure on the defense as you can while utilizing all of the space and personnel that you have.”