--- title: "1 Class Football Quotes By Mike Leach" description: "1 Class Football quotes by Mike Leach. Plus more from Mike Leach and more Class Football sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bfe/mike-leach-5229_attitude_when-i-was-at-tech-no-public-school-was_581131.jpg" --- > [When I was at Tech, no public school was ahead of us in graduation rates. We got our guys to compete in the classroom, and if they're competing in class and in football, that's an attitude they take into life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-leach/when-i-was-at-tech-no-public-school-was-ahead-of-us-in-graduation/) [Mike Leach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-leach/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bfe/mike-leach-5229_attitude_when-i-was-at-tech-no-public-school-was_581131.jpg) ## More by Mike Leach > [I'm proud to say I had a bet with a guy from Chicago who said Chicago is windier and colder than Wyoming. Wyoming dominated…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-leach/i-m-proud-to-say-i-had-a-bet-with-a-guy-from-chicago-who-said-chicago/) [Mike Leach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-leach/) > [I know that in Ames, Iowa, they fancy themselves being experts on the wind, but in Lubbock, Texas, we'll put our wind up against…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-leach/i-know-that-in-ames-iowa-they-fancy-themselves-being-experts-on-the/) [Mike Leach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-leach/) > [You go out and do the best you can and hope it works. You just try to improve.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-leach/you-go-out-and-do-the-best-you-can-and-hope-it-works-you-just-try-to/) [Mike Leach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-leach/) > [You know, I'll tell who's really embraced football is Austria. Austria's really embraced football.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-leach/you-know-i-ll-tell-who-s-really-embraced-football-is-austria-austria/) [Mike Leach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-leach/) > [I figured I'd coach two or three years at the most and go back and be an attorney.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-leach/i-figured-i-d-coach-two-or-three-years-at-the-most-and-go-back-and-be/) [Mike Leach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-leach/) > [Everybody says marriage is 'til death do you part - and I've been married 29 years - but a book is really 'til death…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-leach/everybody-says-marriage-is-til-death-do-you-part-and-i-ve-been/) [Mike Leach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-leach/) > [Washington State is great. I'm completely happy at Washington State.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-leach/washington-state-is-great-i-m-completely-happy-at-washington-state/) [Mike Leach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-leach/) > [Atlanta might have snow and Macon might have good weather, and they're not really far apart. But there's a period of time in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-leach/atlanta-might-have-snow-and-macon-might-have-good-weather-and-they-re/) [Mike Leach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-leach/) > [It's a good idea to shave for TV games.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-leach/it-s-a-good-idea-to-shave-for-tv-games/) [Mike Leach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-leach/) > [Playing someone difficult is tough and can be discouraging, but if you beat them the payoff is huge!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-leach/playing-someone-difficult-is-tough-and-can-be-discouraging-but-if-you/) [Mike Leach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-leach/) > [The government shutdown, we all know that's a sham. I mean, are they really going to just go to the entire Army and Navy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-leach/the-government-shutdown-we-all-know-that-s-a-sham-i-mean-are-they/) [Mike Leach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-leach/) > [I've directly contributed to losses, but likewise, I'd like to think I contributed to a lot of wins and a lot of good play.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-leach/i-ve-directly-contributed-to-losses-but-likewise-i-d-like-to-think-i/) [Mike Leach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-leach/) > [In golf, you keep trying to score well when you're ahead. In basketball, they don't quit shooting when they're ahead. In hockey, they don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-leach/in-golf-you-keep-trying-to-score-well-when-you-re-ahead-in-basketball/) [Mike Leach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-leach/) > [If you get into a fight, don't take your helmet off. We're looking for smart football players, not dumb ones.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-leach/if-you-get-into-a-fight-don-t-take-your-helmet-off-we-re-looking-for/) [Mike Leach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-leach/) > [I'm a big movie guy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-leach/i-m-a-big-movie-guy/) [Mike Leach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-leach/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/class-football/mike-leach/#itemlist", "name": "1 Class Football Quotes By Mike Leach", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When I was at Tech, no public school was ahead of us in graduation rates. 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