If you were to see me as a cheerleader, that would mean I was only watching instead of thinking.
TOM LANDRYI’ve come to the conclusion that players want to be treated alike.
More Tom Landry Quotes
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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 they lose, then their life has somehow been diminished. I’m not that way, and it keeps me steady.
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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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A winner never stops trying.
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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.
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I knew the risk. To me, it’s not an ego thing. I enjoy coaching. I enjoy helping people achieve something.
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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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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 don’t believe in winning, you don’t believe in free enterprise, capitalism, our way of life.
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Right after the game, say as little as possible.
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The secret to winning is constant, consistent management.
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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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Being the best at whatever talent you have, that’s what stimulates life.
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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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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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