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Tom Landry
Tom Landry
American Coach
Born: Sep 11, 1924
Died: Feb 12, 2000
Game Life Me People Win You
Related authors: Bear Bryant Bobby Knight Dabo Swinney Jim Valvano John Wooden Lou Holtz Nick Saban Vince Lombardi
Leadership is getting someone to do what they don't want to do, to achieve what they want to achieve. Tom Landry
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As a Christian, I know my life is in God's hands. He has a plan for me. 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. Tom Landry
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The secret to winning is constant, consistent management. Tom Landry
Management Secret Consistent Constant Winning
Setting a goal is not the main thing. It is deciding how you will go about achieving it and staying with that plan. Tom Landry
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Really, coaching is simplicity. It's getting players to play better than they think that they can. Tom Landry
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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. Tom Landry
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I've learned that something constructive comes from every defeat. Tom Landry
Defeat Every Something Constructive Learned
A winner never stops trying. Tom Landry
Winner Never Trying Stops
I know that life is really finding the right relationship between yourself and God. Tom Landry
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If you don't believe in winning, you don't believe in free enterprise, capitalism, our way of life. Tom Landry
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Today, you have 100% of your life left. Tom Landry
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If you show emotion in competition, temporarily, you'll be ineffective. If you're disciplined enough, you don't get down when you're behind, and you have a chance to create something positive. Tom Landry
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I don't believe in team motivation. I believe in getting a team prepared so it knows it will have the necessary confidence when it steps on a field and be prepared to play a good game. Tom Landry
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When a big play occurs for our team, I'm concentrating on how the defense is reacting to it. 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. Tom Landry
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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. Tom Landry
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There are coaches to whom winning or losing means something close to life or death. If they lose, then their life has somehow been diminished. I'm not that way, and it keeps me steady. Tom Landry
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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. I knew the risk. To me, it's not an ego thing. I enjoy coaching. I enjoy helping people achieve something. Tom Landry
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Achievement builds character. Tom Landry
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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. Tom Landry
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Right after the game, say as little as possible. Tom Landry
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If I had to pick my greatest strength as a football coach, I say it would be innovation. Tom Landry
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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. Tom Landry
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I wouldn't think I would coach again, because it would just be hard not being in the Cowboys' blue. Tom Landry
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I just didn't want to leave the Cowboys when they were down. I at least wanted them to get into a respectable position before anyone else took over. Tom Landry
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If you eliminate our way of life, the American way of life, what is the effect... what are the alternatives? Tom Landry
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The greatest thing is to win your first Super Bowl. Tom Landry
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