If they lose, then their life has somehow been diminished. I’m not that way, and it keeps me steady.
TOM LANDRYCharacter is the ability of a person to see a positive end of things. This is the hope that a man of character has.
More Tom Landry Quotes
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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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There are coaches to whom winning or losing means something close to life or death.
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I just didn’t want to leave the Cowboys when they were down.
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Today, you have 100% of your life left.
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When you want to win a game, you have to teach. When you lose a game, you have to learn.
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Take away winning, and you take away everything that is strong about America.
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People will forget me pretty quick.
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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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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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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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As a Christian, I know my life is in God’s hands. He has a plan for me.
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The secret to winning is constant, consistent management.
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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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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 were to see me as a cheerleader, that would mean I was only watching instead of thinking.
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