I try to block out everything that distracts me. Even a big play, I blank it out.
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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I know that life is really finding the right relationship between yourself and God.
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Take away winning, and you take away everything that is strong about America.
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I’ve come to the conclusion that players want to be treated alike.
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Football is an incredible game. Sometimes it’s so incredible, it’s unbelievable.
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There are coaches to whom winning or losing means something close to life or death.
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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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If you are prepared, you will be confident, and will do the job.
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I at least wanted them to get into a respectable position before anyone else took over.
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Every coach has his own style of play, but when you spend your whole life as a Cowboy, you have to be influenced by what we did.
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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 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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Leadership is getting someone to do what they don’t want to do, to achieve what they want to achieve.
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The greatest thing is to win your first Super Bowl.
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Right after the game, say as little as possible.
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