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.
TOM LANDRYBeing the best at whatever talent you have, that’s what stimulates life.
More Tom Landry Quotes
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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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Football is an incredible game. Sometimes it’s so incredible, it’s unbelievable.
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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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Today, you have 100% of your life left.
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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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Setting a goal is not the main thing. It is deciding how you will go about achieving it and staying with that plan.
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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 knew the risk. To me, it’s not an ego thing. I enjoy coaching. I enjoy helping people achieve something.
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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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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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As a Christian, I know my life is in God’s hands. He has a plan for me.
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There are coaches to whom winning or losing means something close to life or death.
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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 wouldn’t think I would coach again, because it would just be hard not being in the Cowboys’ blue.
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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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