I’ve learned that something constructive comes from every defeat.
TOM LANDRYIf you are prepared, you will be confident, and will do the job.
More Tom Landry Quotes
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Right after the game, say as little as possible.
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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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If you eliminate our way of life, the American way of life, what is the effect… what are the alternatives?
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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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If they lose, then their life has somehow been diminished. I’m not that way, and it keeps me steady.
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The greatest thing is to win your first Super Bowl.
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Confidence comes from knowing what you’re doing. If you are prepared for something, you usually do it. If not, you usually fall flat on your face.
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I’ve come to the conclusion that players want to be treated alike.
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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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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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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 you were to see me as a cheerleader, that would mean I was only watching instead of thinking.
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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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Take away winning, and you take away everything that is strong about America.
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