If you were to see me as a cheerleader, that would mean I was only watching instead of thinking.
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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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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I at least wanted them to get into a respectable position before anyone else took over.
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Every coach has his own style of play, but when you spend your whole life as a Cowboy, you have to be influenced by what we did.
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I try to block out everything that distracts me. Even a big play, I blank it out.
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I know that life is really finding the right relationship between yourself and God.
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As a Christian, I know my life is in God’s hands. He has a plan for me.
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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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I’ve learned that something constructive comes from every defeat.
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Achievement builds character.
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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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If you don’t believe in winning, you don’t believe in free enterprise, capitalism, our way of life.
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A winner never stops trying.
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Generally, achieving goals… which in many cases means winning… is really the ultimate in this life we live in.
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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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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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