I just didn’t want to leave the Cowboys when they were down.
TOM LANDRYMost of the time, I don’t see the great catch or the long run. What I’m looking at is how the other team defended it.
More Tom Landry Quotes
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Character is the ability of a person to see a positive end of things. This is the hope that a man of character has.
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The greatest thing is to win your first Super Bowl.
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People will forget me pretty quick.
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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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If you show emotion in competition, temporarily, you’ll be ineffective.
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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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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 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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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 know that life is really finding the right relationship between yourself and God.
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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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Most of the time, I don’t see the great catch or the long run. What I’m looking at is how the other team defended it.
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You don’t have to drink or swear or hit people in the face when they’re not looking, but you do have to be tough to win.
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Right after the game, say as little as possible.
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Take away winning, and you take away everything that is strong about America.
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