I’ve learned that something constructive comes from every defeat.
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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I just didn’t want to leave the Cowboys when they were down.
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You don’t have to drink or swear or hit people in the face when they’re not looking, but you do have to be tough to win.
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Character is the ability of a person to see a positive end of things. This is the hope that a man of character has.
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If you are prepared, you will be confident, and will do the job.
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I at least wanted them to get into a respectable position before anyone else took over.
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The greatest thing is to win your first Super Bowl.
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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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Leadership is a matter of having people look at you and gain confidence, seeing how you react. If you’re in control, they’re in control.
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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 try to block out everything that distracts me. Even a big play, I blank it out.
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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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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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People say you have to know when to retire, which is a dumb thing to say. If you want to go out on top, yeah, it becomes important when you quit. But I wasn’t afraid of that. And I wasn’t worried about getting fired.
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Take away winning, and you take away everything that is strong about America.
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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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