Really, coaching is simplicity. It’s getting players to play better than they think that they can.
TOM LANDRYI’ve come to the conclusion that players want to be treated alike.
More Tom Landry Quotes
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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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My hats did give me an identity. In fact, if I had a dollar for every time someone has seen me bareheaded and said, ‘I almost didn’t recognize you without a hat on’, I could have bought the Cowboys myself.
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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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People say you have to know when to retire, which is a dumb thing to say. If you want to go out on top, yeah, it becomes important when you quit. But I wasn’t afraid of that. And I wasn’t worried about getting fired.
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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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As a Christian, I know my life is in God’s hands. He has a plan for me.
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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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Right after the game, say as little as possible.
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Setting a goal is not the main thing. It is deciding how you will go about achieving it and staying with that plan.
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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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Take away winning, and you take away everything that is strong about America.
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I’ve come to the conclusion that players want to be treated alike.
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If you were to see me as a cheerleader, that would mean I was only watching instead of thinking.
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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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I’ve learned that something constructive comes from every defeat.
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