Generally, achieving goals… which in many cases means winning… is really the ultimate in this life we live in.
TOM LANDRYMy 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.
More Tom Landry Quotes
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There are coaches to whom winning or losing means something close to life or death.
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A winner never stops trying.
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If you’re disciplined enough, you don’t get down when you’re behind, and you have a chance to create something positive.
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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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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.
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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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Leadership is a matter of having people look at you and gain confidence, seeing how you react. If you’re in control, they’re in control.
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I’ve learned that something constructive comes from every defeat.
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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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Take away winning, and you take away everything that is strong about America.
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You don’t have to drink or swear or hit people in the face when they’re not looking, but you do have to be tough to win.
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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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Today, you have 100% of your life left.
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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 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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