Tom Herman Quotes

Tom Herman

Profession : Coach

Birth : June 2, 1975

I think most athletes want to be told when they make a mistake. They don't want to be coddled. They can deal with criticism, especially when it's valid.

Tom Herman

I think coaches who don't coddle but praise players when they deserve it get the best results.

Tom Herman

At the end of the day I like winning.

Tom Herman

I'm an anti-standard operating procedure guy.

Tom Herman

Twitter gives you a forum to let loose a little bit and have fun.

Tom Herman

It's the human condition. We gravitate to what's easy, things that are comfortable, convenient, pain-free, self-serving.

Tom Herman

Players will get you above average. To get to the elite, you need culture and leadership.

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Losing has to be awful. You can never get used to losing. That's one of the biggest downfalls to a lot of teams.

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I was a Division III kid whose dad wasn't a coach.

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You can't win championships without playing great defense.

Tom Herman

If you win the turnover battle, you're gonna win more than you lose - and quite a bit more than you lose.

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I sleep so easy knowing that I never once lied to a player, never once lied to a recruit, and never once lied to any coaches or administration. Those are the people I care about.

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It's unfortunate people can twist and turn things to fit whatever narrative they'd like it to fit.

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Yards don't matter. The score is all that matters.

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If you win the turnover battle and the explosive play battle in the same game, you win it 98 percent of the time. Now, can you win it with only winning one and losing one? Sure, but if you lose both of 'em, you only win 2 percent of the games where that occurrence happens.

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Greg Davis, Ron Randleman, David Bailiff, Paul Rhoads, Urban Meyer. I would be remiss if I didn't mention all of them as influences.

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I don't take anything too seriously.

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To me, Jon is not a fun name. Thomas is not a fun name.

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I tell our team all the time, nobody once in the history of this great game - nor will they ever, I hope - has stood at a championship stage or podium holding a championship trophy and say, 'We out-finessed everybody.'

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We define our success internally.

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