If you don’t believe in winning, you don’t believe in free enterprise, capitalism, our way of life.
TOM LANDRYI’ve come to the conclusion that players want to be treated alike.
More Tom Landry Quotes
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People striving, being knocked down and coming back… this is what builds character in a man.
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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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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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The secret to winning is constant, consistent management.
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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 they lose, then their life has somehow been diminished. I’m not that way, and it keeps me steady.
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Right after the game, say as little as possible.
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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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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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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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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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When a big play occurs for our team, I’m concentrating on how the defense is reacting to it.
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