As a Christian, I know my life is in God’s hands. He has a plan for me.
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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If you show emotion in competition, temporarily, you’ll be ineffective.
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Right after the game, say as little as possible.
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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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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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I at least wanted them to get into a respectable position before anyone else took over.
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I just didn’t want to leave the Cowboys when they were down.
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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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I’ve learned that something constructive comes from every defeat.
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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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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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People striving, being knocked down and coming back… this is what builds character in a man.
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Achievement builds character.
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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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Being the best at whatever talent you have, that’s what stimulates life.
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