Generally, achieving goals… which in many cases means winning… is really the ultimate in this life we live in.
TOM LANDRYLeadership 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.
More Tom Landry Quotes
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Football is an incredible game. Sometimes it’s so incredible, it’s unbelievable.
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People striving, being knocked down and coming back… this is what builds character in a man.
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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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People will forget me pretty quick.
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I at least wanted them to get into a respectable position before anyone else took over.
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Right after the game, say as little as possible.
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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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I’ve learned that something constructive comes from every defeat.
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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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If you show emotion in competition, temporarily, you’ll be ineffective.
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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 getting someone to do what they don’t want to do, to achieve what they want to achieve.
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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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A winner never stops trying.
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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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