Really, coaching is simplicity. It’s getting players to play better than they think that they can.
TOM LANDRYLeadership is getting someone to do what they don’t want to do, to achieve what they want to achieve.
More Tom Landry Quotes
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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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I know that life is really finding the right relationship between yourself and God.
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I just didn’t want to leave the Cowboys when they were down.
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I at least wanted them to get into a respectable position before anyone else took over.
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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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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 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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The secret to winning is constant, consistent management.
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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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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 wouldn’t think I would coach again, because it would just be hard not being in the Cowboys’ blue.
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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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Generally, achieving goals… which in many cases means winning… is really the ultimate in this life we live in.
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