Generally, achieving goals… which in many cases means winning… is really the ultimate in this life we live in.
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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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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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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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 wouldn’t think I would coach again, because it would just be hard not being in the Cowboys’ blue.
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A winner never stops trying.
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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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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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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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Achievement builds character.
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There are coaches to whom winning or losing means something close to life or death.
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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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I at least wanted them to get into a respectable position before anyone else took over.
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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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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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