If they lose, then their life has somehow been diminished. I’m not that way, and it keeps me steady.
TOM LANDRYIf I had to pick my greatest strength as a football coach, I say it would be innovation.
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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People will forget me pretty quick.
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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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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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Take away winning, and you take away everything that is strong about America.
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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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Generally, achieving goals… which in many cases means winning… is really the ultimate in this life we live in.
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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 you show emotion in competition, temporarily, you’ll be ineffective.
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Right after the game, say as little as possible.
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Leadership is getting someone to do what they don’t want to do, to achieve what they want to achieve.
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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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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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As a Christian, I know my life is in God’s hands. He has a plan for me.
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I’ve learned that something constructive comes from every defeat.
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