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.
TOM LANDRYI 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.
TOM LANDRYIf you show emotion in competition, temporarily, you’ll be ineffective.
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 LANDRYIf you were to see me as a cheerleader, that would mean I was only watching instead of thinking.
TOM LANDRYWhen you want to win a game, you have to teach. When you lose a game, you have to learn.
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 LANDRYPeople striving, being knocked down and coming back… this is what builds character in a man.
TOM LANDRYIf I had to pick my greatest strength as a football coach, I say it would be innovation.
TOM LANDRYSetting a goal is not the main thing. It is deciding how you will go about achieving it and staying with that plan.
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 LANDRYLeadership 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.
TOM LANDRYAchievement builds character.
TOM LANDRYI wouldn’t think I would coach again, because it would just be hard not being in the Cowboys’ blue.
TOM LANDRYPeople will forget me pretty quick.
TOM LANDRYTake away winning, and you take away everything that is strong about America.
TOM LANDRYI just didn’t want to leave the Cowboys when they were down.
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