People will forget me pretty quick.
TOM LANDRYIf 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.
More Tom Landry Quotes
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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 eliminate our way of life, the American way of life, what is the effect… what are the alternatives?
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I’ve learned that something constructive comes from every defeat.
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Really, coaching is simplicity. It’s getting players to play better than they think that they can.
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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 know that life is really finding the right relationship between yourself and God.
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People striving, being knocked down and coming back… this is what builds character in a man.
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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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If you were to see me as a cheerleader, that would mean I was only watching instead of thinking.
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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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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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Today, you have 100% of your life left.
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Achievement builds character.
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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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I wouldn’t think I would coach again, because it would just be hard not being in the Cowboys’ blue.
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