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.
TOM LANDRYI wouldn’t think I would coach again, because it would just be hard not being in the Cowboys’ blue.
More Tom Landry Quotes
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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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Generally, achieving goals… which in many cases means winning… is really the ultimate in this life we live in.
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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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People striving, being knocked down and coming back… this is what builds character in a man.
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I’ve learned that something constructive comes from every defeat.
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I just didn’t want to leave the Cowboys when they were down.
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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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I know that life is really finding the right relationship between yourself and God.
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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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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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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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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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I wouldn’t think I would coach again, because it would just be hard not being in the Cowboys’ blue.
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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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