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.
TOM LANDRYConfidence 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.
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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If you are prepared, you will be confident, and will do the job.
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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 show emotion in competition, temporarily, you’ll be ineffective.
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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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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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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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People will forget me pretty quick.
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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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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 just didn’t want to leave the Cowboys when they were down.
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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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Achievement builds character.
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Take away winning, and you take away everything that is strong about America.
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The secret to winning is constant, consistent management.
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