If you eliminate our way of life, the American way of life, what is the effect… what are the alternatives?
TOM LANDRYI’ve learned that something constructive comes from every defeat.
More Tom Landry Quotes
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People will forget me pretty quick.
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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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People striving, being knocked down and coming back… this is what builds character in a man.
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If you are prepared, you will be confident, and will do the job.
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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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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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Football is an incredible game. Sometimes it’s so incredible, it’s unbelievable.
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Every coach has his own style of play, but when you spend your whole life as a Cowboy, you have to be influenced by what we did.
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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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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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The secret to winning is constant, consistent management.
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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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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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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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