When a big play occurs for our team, I’m concentrating on how the defense is reacting to it.
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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Generally, achieving goals… which in many cases means winning… is really the ultimate in this life we live in.
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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 you are prepared, you will be confident, and will do the job.
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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 striving, being knocked down and coming back… this is what builds character in a man.
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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 eliminate our way of life, the American way of life, what is the effect… what are the alternatives?
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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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If you show emotion in competition, temporarily, you’ll be ineffective.
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Football is an incredible game. Sometimes it’s so incredible, it’s unbelievable.
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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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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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I at least wanted them to get into a respectable position before anyone else took over.
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Right after the game, say as little as possible.
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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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Being the best at whatever talent you have, that’s what stimulates life.
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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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The secret to winning is constant, consistent management.
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People 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.
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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 believe in winning, you don’t believe in free enterprise, capitalism, our way of life.
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I just didn’t want to leave the Cowboys when they were down.
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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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There are coaches to whom winning or losing means something close to life or death.
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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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If I had to pick my greatest strength as a football coach, I say it would be innovation.
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