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.
TOM LANDRYI 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.
More Tom Landry Quotes
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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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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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When you want to win a game, you have to teach. When you lose a game, you have to learn.
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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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If you eliminate our way of life, the American way of life, what is the effect… what are the alternatives?
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If you show emotion in competition, temporarily, you’ll be ineffective.
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The secret to winning is constant, consistent management.
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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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Achievement builds character.
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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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If I had to pick my greatest strength as a football coach, I say it would be innovation.
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Today, you have 100% of your life left.
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I know that life is really finding the right relationship between yourself and God.
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I’ve learned that something constructive comes from every defeat.
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I at least wanted them to get into a respectable position before anyone else took over.
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