I wouldn’t think I would coach again, because it would just be hard not being in the Cowboys’ blue.
TOM LANDRYAchievement builds character.
More Tom Landry Quotes
-
-
If they lose, then their life has somehow been diminished. I’m not that way, and it keeps me steady.
TOM LANDRY -
Achievement builds character.
TOM LANDRY -
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 LANDRY -
If you are prepared, you will be confident, and will do the job.
TOM LANDRY -
People striving, being knocked down and coming back… this is what builds character in a man.
TOM LANDRY -
I at least wanted them to get into a respectable position before anyone else took over.
TOM LANDRY -
There are coaches to whom winning or losing means something close to life or death.
TOM LANDRY -
If I had to pick my greatest strength as a football coach, I say it would be innovation.
TOM LANDRY -
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.
TOM LANDRY -
The secret to winning is constant, consistent management.
TOM LANDRY -
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.
TOM LANDRY -
When you want to win a game, you have to teach. When you lose a game, you have to learn.
TOM LANDRY -
Right after the game, say as little as possible.
TOM LANDRY -
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.
TOM LANDRY -
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.
TOM LANDRY