I just didn’t want to leave the Cowboys when they were down.
TOM LANDRYRight after the game, say as little as possible.
More Tom Landry Quotes
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Being the best at whatever talent you have, that’s what stimulates 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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I try to block out everything that distracts me. Even a big play, I blank it out.
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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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I’ve learned that something constructive comes from every defeat.
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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 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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Take away winning, and you take away everything that is strong about America.
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Today, you have 100% of your life left.
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A winner never stops trying.
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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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Leadership is getting someone to do what they don’t want to do, to achieve what they want to achieve.
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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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Look at Bjorn Borg or Jack Nicklaus. Those guys really concentrate. With the world on their shoulders, they’re so absorbed with what they’re doing.
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Setting a goal is not the main thing. It is deciding how you will go about achieving it and staying with that plan.
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