I learned early in sports that to be effective – for a player to play the best he can play – is a matter of concentration and being unaware of distractions, positive or negative.
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 you eliminate our way of life, the American way of life, what is the effect… what are the alternatives?
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Being the best at whatever talent you have, that’s what stimulates life.
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Right after the game, say as little as possible.
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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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Football is an incredible game. Sometimes it’s so incredible, it’s unbelievable.
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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 just didn’t want to leave the Cowboys when they were down.
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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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A winner never stops trying.
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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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I’ve come to the conclusion that players want to be treated alike.
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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 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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