If you show emotion in competition, temporarily, you’ll be ineffective.
TOM LANDRYIf you show emotion in competition, temporarily, you’ll be ineffective.
TOM LANDRYAchievement builds character.
TOM LANDRYI 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.
TOM LANDRYIf you were to see me as a cheerleader, that would mean I was only watching instead of thinking.
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.
TOM LANDRYI try to block out everything that distracts me. Even a big play, I blank it out.
TOM LANDRYPeople 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.
TOM LANDRYLeadership is getting someone to do what they don’t want to do, to achieve what they want to achieve.
TOM LANDRYAs a Christian, I know my life is in God’s hands. He has a plan for me.
TOM LANDRYWhen you want to win a game, you have to teach. When you lose a game, you have to learn.
TOM LANDRYI wouldn’t think I would coach again, because it would just be hard not being in the Cowboys’ blue.
TOM LANDRYThe greatest thing is to win your first Super Bowl.
TOM LANDRYReally, coaching is simplicity. It’s getting players to play better than they think that they can.
TOM LANDRYI just didn’t want to leave the Cowboys when they were down.
TOM LANDRYMost of the time, I don’t see the great catch or the long run. What I’m looking at is how the other team defended it.
TOM LANDRYBeing the best at whatever talent you have, that’s what stimulates life.
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