Therefore, I never worry about tomorrow or never worry about winning or losing football games. That knowledge gives me a lot of composure in tough situations.
TOM LANDRYI at least wanted them to get into a respectable position before anyone else took over.
More Tom Landry Quotes
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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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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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I try to block out everything that distracts me. Even a big play, I blank it out.
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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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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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If you show emotion in competition, temporarily, you’ll be ineffective.
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People striving, being knocked down and coming back… this is what builds character in a man.
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People will forget me pretty quick.
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The secret to winning is constant, consistent management.
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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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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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Leadership is getting someone to do what they don’t want to do, to achieve what they want to achieve.
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Today, you have 100% of your life left.
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Being the best at whatever talent you have, that’s what stimulates life.
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