Really, coaching is simplicity. It’s getting players to play better than they think that they can.
TOM LANDRYI just didn’t want to leave the Cowboys when they were down.
More Tom Landry Quotes
-
-
The secret to winning is constant, consistent management.
TOM LANDRY -
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.
TOM LANDRY -
I’ve come to the conclusion that players want to be treated alike.
TOM LANDRY -
If you are prepared, you will be confident, and will do the job.
TOM LANDRY -
The greatest thing is to win your first Super Bowl.
TOM LANDRY -
I at least wanted them to get into a respectable position before anyone else took over.
TOM LANDRY -
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.
TOM LANDRY -
Take away winning, and you take away everything that is strong about America.
TOM LANDRY -
Setting a goal is not the main thing. It is deciding how you will go about achieving it and staying with that plan.
TOM LANDRY -
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.
TOM LANDRY -
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.
TOM LANDRY -
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 LANDRY -
Being the best at whatever talent you have, that’s what stimulates life.
TOM LANDRY -
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.
TOM LANDRY -
When a big play occurs for our team, I’m concentrating on how the defense is reacting to it.
TOM LANDRY