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.
TOM LANDRYIf you eliminate our way of life, the American way of life, what is the effect… what are the alternatives?
More Tom Landry Quotes
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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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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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The secret to winning is constant, consistent management.
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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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Really, coaching is simplicity. It’s getting players to play better than they think that they can.
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I at least wanted them to get into a respectable position before anyone else took over.
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A winner never stops trying.
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The greatest thing is to win your first Super Bowl.
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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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If you are prepared, you will be confident, and will do the job.
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People striving, being knocked down and coming back… this is what builds character in a man.
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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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People will forget me pretty quick.
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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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I’ve come to the conclusion that players want to be treated alike.
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