If you were to see me as a cheerleader, that would mean I was only watching instead of thinking.
TOM LANDRYI 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.
More Tom Landry Quotes
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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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People striving, being knocked down and coming back… this is what builds character in a man.
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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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I’ve come to the conclusion that players want to be treated alike.
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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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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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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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Really, coaching is simplicity. It’s getting players to play better than they think that they can.
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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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The secret to winning is constant, consistent management.
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I don’t believe in team motivation. I believe in getting a team prepared so it knows it will have the necessary confidence when it steps on a field and be prepared to play a good game.
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Today, you have 100% of your life left.
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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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Take away winning, and you take away everything that is strong about America.
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If you are prepared, you will be confident, and will do the job.
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