I just didn’t want to leave the Cowboys when they were down.
TOM LANDRYBeing the best at whatever talent you have, that’s what stimulates life.
More Tom Landry Quotes
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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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If you are prepared, you will be confident, and will do the job.
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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.
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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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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.
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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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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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I try to block out everything that distracts me. Even a big play, I blank it out.
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When a big play occurs for our team, I’m concentrating on how the defense is reacting to it.
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Right after the game, say as little as possible.
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Football is an incredible game. Sometimes it’s so incredible, it’s unbelievable.
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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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There are coaches to whom winning or losing means something close to life or death.
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People will forget me pretty quick.
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As a Christian, I know my life is in God’s hands. He has a plan for me.
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