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.
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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I’ve learned that something constructive comes from every defeat.
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Right after the game, say as little as possible.
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If you show emotion in competition, temporarily, you’ll be ineffective.
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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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Today, you have 100% of your life left.
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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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I just didn’t want to leave the Cowboys when they were down.
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If you are prepared, you will be confident, and will do the job.
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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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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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There are coaches to whom winning or losing means something close to life or death.
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A winner never stops trying.
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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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When you want to win a game, you have to teach. When you lose a game, you have to learn.
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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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