As a Christian, I know my life is in God’s hands. He has a plan for me.
TOM LANDRYGenerally, achieving goals… which in many cases means winning… is really the ultimate in this life we live in.
More Tom Landry Quotes
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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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Really, coaching is simplicity. It’s getting players to play better than they think that they can.
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People striving, being knocked down and coming back… this is what builds character in a man.
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I learned early in sports that to be effective – for a player to play the best he can play – is a matter of concentration and being unaware of distractions, positive or negative.
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I at least wanted them to get into a respectable position before anyone else took over.
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A winner never stops trying.
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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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If you don’t believe in winning, you don’t believe in free enterprise, capitalism, our way of life.
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Being the best at whatever talent you have, that’s what stimulates life.
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I just didn’t want to leave the Cowboys when they were down.
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Right after the game, say as little as possible.
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If you are prepared, you will be confident, and will do the job.
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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 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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If you eliminate our way of life, the American way of life, what is the effect… what are the alternatives?
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