When a big play occurs for our team, I’m concentrating on how the defense is reacting to it.
TOM LANDRYI knew the risk. To me, it’s not an ego thing. I enjoy coaching. I enjoy helping people achieve something.
More Tom Landry Quotes
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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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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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People striving, being knocked down and coming back… this is what builds character in a man.
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If you show emotion in competition, temporarily, you’ll be ineffective.
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The secret to winning is constant, consistent management.
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I’ve come to the conclusion that players want to be treated alike.
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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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Confidence comes from knowing what you’re doing. If you are prepared for something, you usually do it. If not, you usually fall flat on your face.
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I try to block out everything that distracts me. Even a big play, I blank it out.
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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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My hats did give me an identity. In fact, if I had a dollar for every time someone has seen me bareheaded and said, ‘I almost didn’t recognize you without a hat on’, I could have bought the Cowboys myself.
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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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Achievement builds character.
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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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