There are coaches to whom winning or losing means something close to life or death.
TOM LANDRYI wouldn’t think I would coach again, because it would just be hard not being in the Cowboys’ blue.
More Tom Landry Quotes
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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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Leadership is getting someone to do what they don’t want to do, to achieve what they want to achieve.
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The greatest thing is to win your first Super Bowl.
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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.
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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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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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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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I’ve come to the conclusion that players want to be treated alike.
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Football is an incredible game. Sometimes it’s so incredible, it’s unbelievable.
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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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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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If you show emotion in competition, temporarily, you’ll be ineffective.
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Being the best at whatever talent you have, that’s what stimulates life.
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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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Generally, achieving goals… which in many cases means winning… is really the ultimate in this life we live in.
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