People striving, being knocked down and coming back… this is what builds character in a man.
TOM LANDRYThere are coaches to whom winning or losing means something close to life or death.
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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Generally, achieving goals… which in many cases means winning… is really the ultimate in this life we live in.
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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 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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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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I wouldn’t think I would coach again, because it would just be hard not being in the Cowboys’ blue.
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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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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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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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The secret to winning is constant, consistent management.
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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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Achievement builds character.
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I try to block out everything that distracts me. Even a big play, I blank it out.
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Football is an incredible game. Sometimes it’s so incredible, it’s unbelievable.
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Right after the game, say as little as possible.
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