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.
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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When you want to win a game, you have to teach. When you lose a game, you have to learn.
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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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People will forget me pretty quick.
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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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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 show emotion in competition, temporarily, you’ll be ineffective.
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People striving, being knocked down and coming back… this is what builds character in a man.
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I’ve come to the conclusion that players want to be treated alike.
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I know that life is really finding the right relationship between yourself and God.
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Being the best at whatever talent you have, that’s what stimulates life.
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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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Take away winning, and you take away everything that is strong about America.
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I wouldn’t think I would coach again, because it would just be hard not being in the Cowboys’ blue.
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If you are prepared, you will be confident, and will do the job.
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I at least wanted them to get into a respectable position before anyone else took over.
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