Tom Osborne

“The focus should not be on the spectacular, but on the ordinary. The little things are what make the difference.”

“The game is not over until the clock says zero.”

“It's not what you say, it's what you do that counts.”

“The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital.”

“The most important thing is that you have a vision. That's what keeps you going.”

“You're not going to be a great team unless you're willing to pay the price.”

“Character is a journey, not a destination.”

“The expectation is to win. The expectation is to be the best. That's what you want.”

“If you're going to be successful, you have to have a certain amount of discipline.”

“We don't have to be smarter than the rest. We have to be more disciplined than the rest.”

“Leadership is a matter of having people look at you and gain confidence, seeing how you react.”

“Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.”

“I've always believed that you can't have a championship team without championship character.”

“The main thing is to have a soul that is centered in something. I believe in God.”

“The one thing that is constant is change.”

“It is very important to understand that you're not going to be perfect. You're going to have some ups and you're going to have some downs.”

“What you do in the dark will come to light.”

“There's no substitute for hard work.”

“A good coach will make his players see what they can be rather than what they are.”

“Day by day, what you choose, what you think and what you do is who you become.”