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.
TOM LANDRYIf I had to pick my greatest strength as a football coach, I say it would be innovation.
More Tom Landry Quotes
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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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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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I just didn’t want to leave the Cowboys when they were down.
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If you eliminate our way of life, the American way of life, what is the effect… what are the alternatives?
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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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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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The greatest thing is to win your first Super Bowl.
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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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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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People striving, being knocked down and coming back… this is what builds character in a man.
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If you show emotion in competition, temporarily, you’ll be ineffective.
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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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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 at least wanted them to get into a respectable position before anyone else took over.
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Every coach has his own style of play, but when you spend your whole life as a Cowboy, you have to be influenced by what we did.
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