I try to block out everything that distracts me. Even a big play, I blank it out.
TOM LANDRYI knew the risk. To me, it’s not an ego thing. I enjoy coaching. I enjoy helping people achieve something.
More Tom Landry Quotes
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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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I at least wanted them to get into a respectable position before anyone else took over.
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Football is an incredible game. Sometimes it’s so incredible, it’s unbelievable.
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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 getting someone to do what they don’t want to do, to achieve what they want to achieve.
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If you don’t believe in winning, you don’t believe in free enterprise, capitalism, our way of life.
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If they lose, then their life has somehow been diminished. I’m not that way, and it keeps me steady.
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I just didn’t want to leave the Cowboys when they were down.
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A winner never stops trying.
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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 I had to pick my greatest strength as a football coach, I say it would be innovation.
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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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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 knew the risk. To me, it’s not an ego thing. I enjoy coaching. I enjoy helping people achieve something.
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Today, you have 100% of your life left.
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