If they lose, then their life has somehow been diminished. I’m not that way, and it keeps me steady.
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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The greatest thing is to win your first Super Bowl.
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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’ve learned that something constructive comes from every defeat.
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If you show emotion in competition, temporarily, you’ll be ineffective.
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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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When a big play occurs for our team, I’m concentrating on how the defense is reacting to it.
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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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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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People will forget me pretty quick.
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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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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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There are coaches to whom winning or losing means something close to life or death.
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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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If you were to see me as a cheerleader, that would mean I was only watching instead of thinking.
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Look at Bjorn Borg or Jack Nicklaus. Those guys really concentrate. With the world on their shoulders, they’re so absorbed with what they’re doing.
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