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.
TOM LANDRYThere are coaches to whom winning or losing means something close to life or death.
More Tom Landry Quotes
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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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As a Christian, I know my life is in God’s hands. He has a plan for me.
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I at least wanted them to get into a respectable position before anyone else took over.
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If you are prepared, you will be confident, and will do the job.
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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’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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The secret to winning is constant, consistent management.
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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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The greatest thing is to win your first Super Bowl.
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A winner never stops trying.
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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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Leadership is getting someone to do what they don’t want to do, to achieve what they want to achieve.
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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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Being the best at whatever talent you have, that’s what stimulates life.
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I’ve come to the conclusion that players want to be treated alike.
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