I knew the risk. To me, it’s not an ego thing. I enjoy coaching. I enjoy helping people achieve something.
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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As a Christian, I know my life is in God’s hands. He has a plan for me.
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People will forget me pretty quick.
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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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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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I wouldn’t think I would coach again, because it would just be hard not being in the Cowboys’ blue.
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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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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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Generally, achieving goals… which in many cases means winning… is really the ultimate in this life we live in.
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The secret to winning is constant, consistent management.
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I at least wanted them to get into a respectable position before anyone else took over.
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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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There are coaches to whom winning or losing means something close to life or death.
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Today, you have 100% of your life left.
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When a big play occurs for our team, I’m concentrating on how the defense is reacting to it.
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If you are prepared, you will be confident, and will do the job.
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