If they lose, then their life has somehow been diminished. I’m not that way, and it keeps me steady.
TOM LANDRYFootball is an incredible game. Sometimes it’s so incredible, it’s unbelievable.
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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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If you show emotion in competition, temporarily, you’ll be ineffective.
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Being the best at whatever talent you have, that’s what stimulates life.
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Football is an incredible game. Sometimes it’s so incredible, it’s unbelievable.
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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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Take away winning, and you take away everything that is strong about America.
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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 eliminate our way of life, the American way of life, what is the effect… what are the alternatives?
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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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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 try to block out everything that distracts me. Even a big play, I blank it out.
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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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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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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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Really, coaching is simplicity. It’s getting players to play better than they think that they can.
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