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 LANDRYToday, you have 100% of your life left.
More Tom Landry Quotes
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A winner never stops trying.
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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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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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The secret to winning is constant, consistent management.
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If you show emotion in competition, temporarily, you’ll be ineffective.
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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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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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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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Take away winning, and you take away everything that is strong about America.
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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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I know that life is really finding the right relationship between yourself and God.
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If you are prepared, you will be confident, and will do the job.
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I’ve learned that something constructive comes from every defeat.
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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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I try to block out everything that distracts me. Even a big play, I blank it out.
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