As a Christian, I know my life is in God’s hands. He has a plan for me.
TOM LANDRYSetting a goal is not the main thing. It is deciding how you will go about achieving it and staying with that plan.
More Tom Landry Quotes
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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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Take away winning, and you take away everything that is strong about America.
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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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If you’re disciplined enough, you don’t get down when you’re behind, and you have a chance to create something positive.
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If 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.
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Right after the game, say as little as possible.
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Being the best at whatever talent you have, that’s what stimulates life.
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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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Football is an incredible game. Sometimes it’s so incredible, it’s unbelievable.
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I 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.
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Therefore, I never worry about tomorrow or never worry about winning or losing football games. That knowledge gives me a lot of composure in tough situations.
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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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If I had to pick my greatest strength as a football coach, I say it would be innovation.
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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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Achievement builds character.
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