Confidence comes from knowing what you’re doing. If you are prepared for something, you usually do it. If not, you usually fall flat on your face.
TOM LANDRYIf you don’t believe in winning, you don’t believe in free enterprise, capitalism, our way of life.
More Tom Landry Quotes
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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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There are coaches to whom winning or losing means something close to life or death.
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If you don’t believe in winning, you don’t believe in free enterprise, capitalism, our way of life.
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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 try to block out everything that distracts me. Even a big play, I blank it out.
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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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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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I’ve learned that something constructive comes from every defeat.
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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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When you want to win a game, you have to teach. When you lose a game, you have to learn.
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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.
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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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Right after the game, say as little as possible.
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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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As a Christian, I know my life is in God’s hands. He has a plan for me.
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Achievement builds character.
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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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Football is an incredible game. Sometimes it’s so incredible, it’s unbelievable.
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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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If they lose, then their life has somehow been diminished. I’m not that way, and it keeps me steady.
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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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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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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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