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.
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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If you eliminate our way of life, the American way of life, what is the effect… what are the alternatives?
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Right after the game, say as little as possible.
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The greatest thing is to win your first Super Bowl.
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I at least wanted them to get into a respectable position before anyone else took over.
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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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If you are prepared, you will be confident, and will do the job.
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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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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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I’ve learned that something constructive comes from every defeat.
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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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If they lose, then their life has somehow been diminished. I’m not that way, and it keeps me steady.
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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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Really, coaching is simplicity. It’s getting players to play better than they think that they can.
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Achievement builds character.
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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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