13 Quotes & Sayings By Tom Landry

Tom Landry was a football player who became a coach. He played in the NFL for 12 seasons for various teams. He then served as head coach of the Dallas Cowboys from 1960 to 1988 where he won three Super Bowls and in 1984 set a record for career coaching victories with 151.

Once you learn to quit it becomes a habit.
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Once you learn to quit it becomes a habit. Tom Landry
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Football is an incredible game. Sometimes it's so incredible, it's unbelievable. Tom Landry
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A team that has character doesn't need stimulation. Tom Landry
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Character is the ability of a person to see a positive end of things. This is the hope that a man of character has. Tom Landry
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I 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 Landry
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Football is an incredible game. Sometimes it's so incredible, it's unbelievable. 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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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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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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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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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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I know that life is really finding the right relationship between yourself and God. Tom Landry