People say you have to know when to retire, which is a dumb thing to say. If you want to go out on top, yeah, it becomes important when you quit. But I wasn’t afraid of that. And I wasn’t worried about getting fired.
TOM LANDRYRight after the game, say as little as possible.
More Tom Landry Quotes
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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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A winner never stops trying.
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Achievement builds character.
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I learned early in sports that to be effective – for a player to play the best he can play – is a matter of concentration and being unaware of distractions, positive or negative.
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If you are prepared, you will be confident, and will do the job.
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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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When a big play occurs for our team, I’m concentrating on how the defense is reacting to it.
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I just didn’t want to leave the Cowboys when they were down.
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If you eliminate our way of life, the American way of life, what is the effect… what are the alternatives?
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The greatest thing is to win your first Super Bowl.
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Really, coaching is simplicity. It’s getting players to play better than they think that they can.
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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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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’ve learned that something constructive comes from every defeat.
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I know that life is really finding the right relationship between yourself and God.
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