Character is the ability of a person to see a positive end of things. This is the hope that a man of character has.
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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Generally, achieving goals… which in many cases means winning… is really the ultimate in this life we live in.
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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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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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Take away winning, and you take away everything that is strong about America.
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If you show emotion in competition, temporarily, you’ll be ineffective.
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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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If you are prepared, you will be confident, and will do the job.
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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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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 were to see me as a cheerleader, that would mean I was only watching instead of thinking.
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A winner never stops trying.
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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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Football is an incredible game. Sometimes it’s so incredible, it’s unbelievable.
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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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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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