I at least wanted them to get into a respectable position before anyone else took over.
TOM LANDRYTherefore, 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.
More Tom Landry Quotes
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If you are prepared, you will be confident, and will do the job.
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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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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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If they lose, then their life has somehow been diminished. I’m not that way, and it keeps me steady.
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If you don’t believe in winning, you don’t believe in free enterprise, capitalism, our way of life.
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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 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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I know that life is really finding the right relationship between yourself and God.
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Right after the game, say as little as possible.
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The greatest thing is to win your first Super Bowl.
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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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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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Most of the time, I don’t see the great catch or the long run. What I’m looking at is how the other team defended it.
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There are coaches to whom winning or losing means something close to life or death.
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