Character is the ability of a person to see a positive end of things. This is the hope that a man of character has.
TOM LANDRYIf you show emotion in competition, temporarily, you’ll be ineffective.
More Tom Landry Quotes
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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 wouldn’t think I would coach again, because it would just be hard not being in the Cowboys’ blue.
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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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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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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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Take away winning, and you take away everything that is strong about America.
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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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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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If I had to pick my greatest strength as a football coach, I say it would be innovation.
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I’ve come to the conclusion that players want to be treated alike.
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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 you are prepared, you will be confident, and will do the job.
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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’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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As a Christian, I know my life is in God’s hands. He has a plan for me.
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