I learned early in sports that to be effective – for a player to play the best he can play – is a matter of concentration and being unaware of distractions, positive or negative.
TOM LANDRYI learned early in sports that to be effective – for a player to play the best he can play – is a matter of concentration and being unaware of distractions, positive or negative.
More Tom Landry Quotes
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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 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.
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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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A winner never stops trying.
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People will forget me pretty quick.
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I at least wanted them to get into a respectable position before anyone else took over.
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Today, you have 100% of your life left.
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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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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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The greatest thing is to win your first Super Bowl.
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Football is an incredible game. Sometimes it’s so incredible, it’s unbelievable.
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Right after the game, say as little as possible.
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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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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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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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