If they lose, then their life has somehow been diminished. I’m not that way, and it keeps me steady.
TOM LANDRYGenerally, achieving goals… which in many cases means winning… is really the ultimate in this life we live in.
More Tom Landry Quotes
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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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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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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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The secret to winning is constant, consistent management.
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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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Leadership is getting someone to do what they don’t want to do, to achieve what they want to achieve.
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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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I just didn’t want to leave the Cowboys when they were down.
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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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Achievement builds character.
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Take away winning, and you take away everything that is strong about America.
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Look at Bjorn Borg or Jack Nicklaus. Those guys really concentrate. With the world on their shoulders, they’re so absorbed with what they’re doing.
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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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If you show emotion in competition, temporarily, you’ll be ineffective.
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