If you were to see me as a cheerleader, that would mean I was only watching instead of thinking.
TOM LANDRYFootball is an incredible game. Sometimes it’s so incredible, it’s unbelievable.
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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A winner never stops trying.
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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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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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When a big play occurs for our team, I’m concentrating on how the defense is reacting to it.
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People will forget me pretty quick.
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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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I’ve learned that something constructive comes from every defeat.
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I know that life is really finding the right relationship between yourself and God.
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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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If I had to pick my greatest strength as a football coach, I say it would be innovation.
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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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I just didn’t want to leave the Cowboys when they were down.
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The greatest thing is to win your first Super Bowl.
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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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