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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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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Most of the time, I don’t see the great catch or the long run. What I’m looking at is how the other team defended it.
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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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Generally, achieving goals… which in many cases means winning… is really the ultimate in this life we live in.
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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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Football is an incredible game. Sometimes it’s so incredible, it’s unbelievable.
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I knew the risk. To me, it’s not an ego thing. I enjoy coaching. I enjoy helping people achieve something.
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I’ve learned that something constructive comes from every defeat.
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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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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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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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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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If you are prepared, you will be confident, and will do the job.
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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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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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