The greatest thing is to win your first Super Bowl.
TOM LANDRYWhen a big play occurs for our team, I’m concentrating on how the defense is reacting to it.
More Tom Landry Quotes
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People striving, being knocked down and coming back… this is what builds character in a man.
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I wouldn’t think I would coach again, because it would just be hard not being in the Cowboys’ blue.
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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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When you want to win a game, you have to teach. When you lose a game, you have to learn.
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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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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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The secret to winning is constant, consistent management.
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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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Really, coaching is simplicity. It’s getting players to play better than they think that they can.
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Today, you have 100% of your life left.
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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 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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Achievement builds character.
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Football is an incredible game. Sometimes it’s so incredible, it’s unbelievable.
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I at least wanted them to get into a respectable position before anyone else took over.
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