Character is the ability of a person to see a positive end of things. This is the hope that a man of character has.
TOM LANDRYI know that life is really finding the right relationship between yourself and God.
More Tom Landry Quotes
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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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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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Being the best at whatever talent you have, that’s what stimulates 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’ve learned that something constructive comes from every defeat.
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There are coaches to whom winning or losing means something close to life or death.
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I’ve come to the conclusion that players want to be treated alike.
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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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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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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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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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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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I just didn’t want to leave the Cowboys when they were down.
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The secret to winning is constant, consistent management.
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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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