Top 27 Quotes by Tom Landry

About Tom Landry

These are some quotes by American author Tom Landry Coach, who lived between September 11, 1924 and February 12, 2000.

Character is the ability of a person to see a positive end of things. This is the hope that a man of character has.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

If I had to pick my greatest strength as a football coach, I say it would be innovation.

If I had to pick my greatest strength as a football coach, I say it would be innovation.

Tom Landry

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.

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

If you are prepared, you will be confident, and will do the job.

If you are prepared, you will be confident, and will do the job.

Tom Landry

The secret to winning is constant, consistent management.

The secret to winning is constant, consistent management.

Tom Landry

My hats did give me an identity. In fact, if I had a dollar for every time someone has seen me bareheaded and said, 'I almost didn't recognize you without a hat on', I could have bought the Cowboys myself.

Tom Landry

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.

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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