I’ve learned that something constructive comes from every defeat.
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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There are coaches to whom winning or losing means something close to life or death.
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People striving, being knocked down and coming back… this is what builds character in a man.
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Being the best at whatever talent you have, that’s what stimulates life.
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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 I had to pick my greatest strength as a football coach, I say it would be innovation.
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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 were to see me as a cheerleader, that would mean I was only watching instead of thinking.
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A winner never stops trying.
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Football is an incredible game. Sometimes it’s so incredible, it’s unbelievable.
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Today, you have 100% of your life left.
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If you show emotion in competition, temporarily, you’ll be ineffective.
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I just didn’t want to leave the Cowboys when they were down.
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I knew the risk. To me, it’s not an ego thing. I enjoy coaching. I enjoy helping people achieve something.
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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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People will forget me pretty quick.
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