As a Christian, I know my life is in God’s hands. He has a plan for me.
TOM LANDRYPeople say you have to know when to retire, which is a dumb thing to say. If you want to go out on top, yeah, it becomes important when you quit. But I wasn’t afraid of that. And I wasn’t worried about getting fired.
More Tom Landry Quotes
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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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My 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.
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I’ve come to the conclusion that players want to be treated alike.
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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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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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If you don’t believe in winning, you don’t believe in free enterprise, capitalism, our way of life.
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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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Right after the game, say as little as possible.
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I know that life is really finding the right relationship between yourself and God.
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If you are prepared, you will be confident, and will do the job.
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Take away winning, and you take away everything that is strong about America.
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I 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.
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A winner never stops trying.
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I at least wanted them to get into a respectable position before anyone else took over.
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