People striving, being knocked down and coming back… this is what builds character in a man.
TOM LANDRYI just didn’t want to leave the Cowboys when they were down.
More Tom Landry Quotes
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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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Really, coaching is simplicity. It’s getting players to play better than they think that they can.
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I try to block out everything that distracts me. Even a big play, I blank it out.
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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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If they lose, then their life has somehow been diminished. I’m not that way, and it keeps me steady.
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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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I wouldn’t think I would coach again, because it would just be hard not being in the Cowboys’ blue.
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Leadership 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.
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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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When you want to win a game, you have to teach. When you lose a game, you have to learn.
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The secret to winning is constant, consistent management.
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Being the best at whatever talent you have, that’s what stimulates life.
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If you show emotion in competition, temporarily, you’ll be ineffective.
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Generally, achieving goals… which in many cases means winning… is really the ultimate in this life we live in.
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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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