If you show emotion in competition, temporarily, you’ll be ineffective.
TOM LANDRYThe greatest thing is to win your first Super Bowl.
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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If you were to see me as a cheerleader, that would mean I was only watching instead of thinking.
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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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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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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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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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I wouldn’t think I would coach again, because it would just be hard not being in the Cowboys’ blue.
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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 will forget me pretty quick.
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Achievement builds character.
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Today, you have 100% of your life left.
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Take away winning, and you take away everything that is strong about America.
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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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Really, coaching is simplicity. It’s getting players to play better than they think that they can.
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