When a big play occurs for our team, I’m concentrating on how the defense is reacting to it.
TOM LANDRYReally, coaching is simplicity. It’s getting players to play better than they think that they can.
More Tom Landry Quotes
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I at least wanted them to get into a respectable position before anyone else took over.
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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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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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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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The greatest thing is to win your first Super Bowl.
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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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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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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 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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Really, coaching is simplicity. It’s getting players to play better than they think that they can.
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A winner never stops trying.
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Generally, achieving goals… which in many cases means winning… is really the ultimate in this life we live in.
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As a Christian, I know my life is in God’s hands. He has a plan for me.
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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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People striving, being knocked down and coming back… this is what builds character in a man.
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