When you want to win a game, you have to teach. When you lose a game, you have to learn.
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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I know that life is really finding the right relationship between yourself and God.
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People will forget me pretty quick.
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People say you have to know when to retire, which is a dumb thing to say. If you want to go out on top, yeah, it becomes important when you quit. But I wasn’t afraid of that. And I wasn’t worried about getting fired.
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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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The greatest thing is to win your first Super Bowl.
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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’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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Setting a goal is not the main thing. It is deciding how you will go about achieving it and staying with that plan.
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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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I at least wanted them to get into a respectable position before anyone else took over.
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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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If you were to see me as a cheerleader, that would mean I was only watching instead of thinking.
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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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Right after the game, say as little as possible.
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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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