People will forget me pretty quick.
TOM LANDRYReally, coaching is simplicity. It’s getting players to play better than they think that they can.
More Tom Landry Quotes
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I’ve come to the conclusion that players want to be treated alike.
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I just didn’t want to leave the Cowboys when they were down.
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I at least wanted them to get into a respectable position before anyone else took over.
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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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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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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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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.
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Today, you have 100% of your life left.
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There are coaches to whom winning or losing means something close to life or death.
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Football is an incredible game. Sometimes it’s so incredible, it’s unbelievable.
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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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Take away winning, and you take away everything that is strong about America.
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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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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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