If you show emotion in competition, temporarily, you’ll be ineffective.
TOM LANDRYIf you show emotion in competition, temporarily, you’ll be ineffective.
TOM LANDRYPeople striving, being knocked down and coming back… this is what builds character in a man.
TOM LANDRYI just didn’t want to leave the Cowboys when they were down.
TOM LANDRYAs a Christian, I know my life is in God’s hands. He has a plan for me.
TOM LANDRYI know that life is really finding the right relationship between yourself and God.
TOM LANDRYReally, coaching is simplicity. It’s getting players to play better than they think that they can.
TOM LANDRYI 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.
TOM LANDRYBeing the best at whatever talent you have, that’s what stimulates life.
TOM LANDRYI at least wanted them to get into a respectable position before anyone else took over.
TOM LANDRYPeople 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.
TOM LANDRYI 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.
TOM LANDRYI’ve come to the conclusion that players want to be treated alike.
TOM LANDRYAchievement builds character.
TOM LANDRYI’ve learned that something constructive comes from every defeat.
TOM LANDRYWhen you want to win a game, you have to teach. When you lose a game, you have to learn.
TOM LANDRYIf you eliminate our way of life, the American way of life, what is the effect… what are the alternatives?
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