If you eliminate our way of life, the American way of life, what is the effect… what are the alternatives?
TOM LANDRYBeing the best at whatever talent you have, that’s what stimulates life.
More Tom Landry Quotes
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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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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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Right after the game, say as little as possible.
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If I had to pick my greatest strength as a football coach, I say it would be innovation.
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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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Football is an incredible game. Sometimes it’s so incredible, it’s unbelievable.
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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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I’ve come to the conclusion that players want to be treated alike.
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The greatest thing is to win your first Super Bowl.
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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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There are coaches to whom winning or losing means something close to life or death.
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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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I at least wanted them to get into a respectable position before anyone else took over.
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If they lose, then their life has somehow been diminished. I’m not that way, and it keeps me steady.
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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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