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.
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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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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I at least wanted them to get into a respectable position before anyone else took over.
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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 just didn’t want to leave the Cowboys when they were down.
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Take away winning, and you take away everything that is strong about America.
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Football is an incredible game. Sometimes it’s so incredible, it’s unbelievable.
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Therefore, I never worry about tomorrow or never worry about winning or losing football games. That knowledge gives me a lot of composure in tough situations.
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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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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 are prepared, you will be confident, and will do the job.
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The greatest thing is to win your first Super Bowl.
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The secret to winning is constant, consistent management.
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A winner never stops trying.
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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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