I at least wanted them to get into a respectable position before anyone else took over.
TOM LANDRYIf you are prepared, you will be confident, and will do the job.
More Tom Landry Quotes
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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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Really, coaching is simplicity. It’s getting players to play better than they think that they can.
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I just didn’t want to leave the Cowboys when they were down.
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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 believe in winning, you don’t believe in free enterprise, capitalism, our way of life.
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I’ve learned that something constructive comes from every defeat.
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There are coaches to whom winning or losing means something close to life or death.
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Right after the game, say as little as possible.
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Being the best at whatever talent you have, that’s what stimulates life.
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Football is an incredible game. Sometimes it’s so incredible, it’s unbelievable.
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When a big play occurs for our team, I’m concentrating on how the defense is reacting to it.
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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.
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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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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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If you are prepared, you will be confident, and will do the job.
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