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
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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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Right after the game, say as little as possible.
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I’ve learned that something constructive comes from every defeat.
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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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There are coaches to whom winning or losing means something close to life or death.
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I at least wanted them to get into a respectable position before anyone else took over.
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I just didn’t want to leave the Cowboys when they were down.
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Every coach has his own style of play, but when you spend your whole life as a Cowboy, you have to be influenced by what we did.
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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.
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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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If they lose, then their life has somehow been diminished. I’m not that way, and it keeps me steady.
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If you are prepared, you will be confident, and will do the job.
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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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If you show emotion in competition, temporarily, you’ll be ineffective.
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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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