Leadership is getting someone to do what they don’t want to do, to achieve what they want to achieve.
TOM LANDRYRight after the game, say as little as possible.
More Tom Landry Quotes
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I don’t believe in team motivation. I believe in getting a team prepared so it knows it will have the necessary confidence when it steps on a field and be prepared to play a good game.
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There are coaches to whom winning or losing means something close to life or death.
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When you want to win a game, you have to teach. When you lose a game, you have to learn.
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I at least wanted them to get into a respectable position before anyone else took over.
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As a Christian, I know my life is in God’s hands. He has a plan for me.
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Football is an incredible game. Sometimes it’s so incredible, it’s unbelievable.
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If you’re disciplined enough, you don’t get down when you’re behind, and you have a chance to create something positive.
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I know that life is really finding the right relationship between yourself and God.
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Setting a goal is not the main thing. It is deciding how you will go about achieving it and staying with that plan.
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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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I’ve come to the conclusion that players want to be treated alike.
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People striving, being knocked down and coming back… this is what builds character in a man.
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I’ve learned that something constructive comes from every defeat.
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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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If you don’t win a Super Bowl, you’re not considered successful in the National Football League. I can remember, when we finally won that first one, feeling so good for the players and fans.
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If you are prepared, you will be confident, and will do the job.
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Therefore, I never worry about tomorrow or never worry about winning or losing football games. That knowledge gives me a lot of composure in tough situations.
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I probably should have gotten out, but I really enjoyed the challenge of bringing a team to that game. In fact, I probably enjoy the challenge of it more than the actual game.
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Leadership is a matter of having people look at you and gain confidence, seeing how you react. If you’re in control, they’re in control.
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The secret to winning is constant, consistent management.
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I just didn’t want to leave the Cowboys when they were down.
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If you show emotion in competition, temporarily, you’ll be ineffective.
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Today, you have 100% of your life left.
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If I had to pick my greatest strength as a football coach, I say it would be innovation.
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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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Most 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.
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