Leadership is getting someone to do what they don’t want to do, to achieve what they want to achieve.
TOM LANDRYPeople will forget me pretty quick.
More Tom Landry Quotes
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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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I at least wanted them to get into a respectable position before anyone else took over.
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Take away winning, and you take away everything that is strong about America.
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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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If they lose, then their life has somehow been diminished. I’m not that way, and it keeps me steady.
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The secret to winning is constant, consistent management.
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Setting a goal is not the main thing. It is deciding how you will go about achieving it and staying with that plan.
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People will forget me pretty quick.
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The greatest thing is to win your first Super Bowl.
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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 don’t win a Super Bowl, you’re not considered successful in the National Football League. I can remember, when we finally won that first one, feeling so good for the players and fans.
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Football is an incredible game. Sometimes it’s so incredible, it’s unbelievable.
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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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I try to block out everything that distracts me. Even a big play, I blank it out.
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Today, you have 100% of your life left.
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