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.
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 you don’t win a Super Bowl, you’re not considered successful in the National Football League. I can remember, when we finally won that first one, feeling so good for the players and fans.
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I just didn’t want to leave the Cowboys when they were down.
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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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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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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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Generally, achieving goals… which in many cases means winning… is really the ultimate in this life we live in.
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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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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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Football is an incredible game. Sometimes it’s so incredible, it’s unbelievable.
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A winner never stops trying.
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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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I wouldn’t think I would coach again, because it would just be hard not being in the Cowboys’ blue.
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Most of the time, I don’t see the great catch or the long run. What I’m looking at is how the other team defended it.
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I’ve come to the conclusion that players want to be treated alike.
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