I’ve learned that something constructive comes from every defeat.
TOM LANDRYMost of the time, I don’t see the great catch or the long run. What I’m looking at is how the other team defended it.
More Tom Landry Quotes
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Every coach has his own style of play, but when you spend your whole life as a Cowboy, you have to be influenced by what we did.
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You don’t have to drink or swear or hit people in the face when they’re not looking, but you do have to be tough to win.
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My hats did give me an identity. In fact, if I had a dollar for every time someone has seen me bareheaded and said, ‘I almost didn’t recognize you without a hat on’, I could have bought the Cowboys myself.
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If you were to see me as a cheerleader, that would mean I was only watching instead of thinking.
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I at least wanted them to get into a respectable position before anyone else took over.
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Leadership is getting someone to do what they don’t want to do, to achieve what they want to achieve.
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Achievement builds character.
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Football is an incredible game. Sometimes it’s so incredible, it’s unbelievable.
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Today, you have 100% of your life left.
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A winner never stops trying.
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The secret to winning is constant, consistent management.
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I try to block out everything that distracts me. Even a big play, I blank it out.
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The greatest thing is to win your first Super Bowl.
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I just didn’t want to leave the Cowboys when they were down.
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I knew the risk. To me, it’s not an ego thing. I enjoy coaching. I enjoy helping people achieve something.
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