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.
TOM LANDRYRight after the game, say as little as possible.
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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Achievement builds character.
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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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If you show emotion in competition, temporarily, you’ll be ineffective.
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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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I’ve come to the conclusion that players want to be treated alike.
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There are coaches to whom winning or losing means something close to life or death.
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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 wouldn’t think I would coach again, because it would just be hard not being in the Cowboys’ blue.
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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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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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As a Christian, I know my life is in God’s hands. He has a plan for me.
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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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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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