American - Coach | September 11, 1924 - February 12, 2000
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.
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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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I try to block out everything that distracts me. Even a big play, I blank it out.
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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.
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You don't have to drink or swear or hit people in the face when they're not looking, but you do have to be tough to win.
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