I’ve come to the conclusion that players want to be treated alike.
TOM LANDRYLeadership is getting someone to do what they don’t want to do, to achieve what they want to achieve.
More Tom Landry Quotes
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There are coaches to whom winning or losing means something close to life or death.
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Right after the game, say as little as possible.
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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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People striving, being knocked down and coming back… this is what builds character in a man.
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A winner never stops trying.
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Achievement builds character.
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Today, you have 100% of your life left.
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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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Take away winning, and you take away everything that is strong about America.
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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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The secret to winning is constant, consistent management.
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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 wouldn’t think I would coach again, because it would just be hard not being in the Cowboys’ blue.
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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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Character is the ability of a person to see a positive end of things. This is the hope that a man of character has.
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