There are coaches to whom winning or losing means something close to life or death.
TOM LANDRYYou 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.
More Tom Landry Quotes
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Most 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.
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Football is an incredible game. Sometimes it’s so incredible, it’s unbelievable.
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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 they lose, then their life has somehow been diminished. I’m not that way, and it keeps me steady.
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Look at Bjorn Borg or Jack Nicklaus. Those guys really concentrate. With the world on their shoulders, they’re so absorbed with what they’re doing.
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People striving, being knocked down and coming back… this is what builds character in a man.
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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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Really, coaching is simplicity. It’s getting players to play better than they think that they can.
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If you are prepared, you will be confident, and will do the job.
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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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When a big play occurs for our team, I’m concentrating on how the defense is reacting to it.
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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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I just didn’t want to leave the Cowboys when they were down.
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A winner never stops trying.
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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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