People will forget me pretty quick.
TOM LANDRYPeople striving, being knocked down and coming back… this is what builds character in a man.
More Tom Landry Quotes
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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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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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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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If I had to pick my greatest strength as a football coach, I say it would be innovation.
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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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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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As a Christian, I know my life is in God’s hands. He has a plan for me.
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I just didn’t want to leave the Cowboys when they were down.
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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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Generally, achieving goals… which in many cases means winning… is really the ultimate in this life we live in.
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I’ve come to the conclusion that players want to be treated alike.
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Take away winning, and you take away everything that is strong about America.
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If you are prepared, you will be confident, and will do the job.
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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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