I try to block out everything that distracts me. Even a big play, I blank it out.
TOM LANDRYI 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.
More Tom Landry Quotes
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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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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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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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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.
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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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If you were to see me as a cheerleader, that would mean I was only watching instead of thinking.
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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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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 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’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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If you are prepared, you will be confident, and will do the job.
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The secret to winning is constant, consistent management.
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The greatest thing is to win your first Super Bowl.
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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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Leadership is getting someone to do what they don’t want to do, to achieve what they want to achieve.
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