Setting a goal is not the main thing. It is deciding how you will go about achieving it and staying with that plan.
TOM LANDRYAchievement builds character.
More Tom Landry Quotes
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I’ve learned that something constructive comes from every defeat.
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Being the best at whatever talent you have, that’s what stimulates life.
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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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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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If you were to see me as a cheerleader, that would mean I was only watching instead of thinking.
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I’ve come to the conclusion that players want to be treated alike.
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When a big play occurs for our team, I’m concentrating on how the defense is reacting to it.
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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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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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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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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 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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Leadership is getting someone to do what they don’t want to do, to achieve what they want to achieve.
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