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.
TOM LANDRYTherefore, 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.
More Tom Landry Quotes
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The secret to winning is constant, consistent management.
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Right after the game, say as little as possible.
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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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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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Look at Bjorn Borg or Jack Nicklaus. Those guys really concentrate. With the world on their shoulders, they’re so absorbed with what they’re doing.
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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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Take away winning, and you take away everything that is strong about America.
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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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If I had to pick my greatest strength as a football coach, I say it would be innovation.
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People striving, being knocked down and coming back… this is what builds character in a man.
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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 show emotion in competition, temporarily, you’ll be ineffective.
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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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When you want to win a game, you have to teach. When you lose a game, you have to learn.
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There are coaches to whom winning or losing means something close to life or death.
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