Tom Landry Quotes

Biography
Type: Coach
Nationality: American
Born: September 11, 1924
Died: February 12, 2000

A winner never stops trying.
Tom Landry

Football is an incredible game. Sometimes it's so incredible, it's unbelievable.
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.
Tom Landry

I've learned that something constructive comes from every defeat.
Tom Landry

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

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

Leadership is getting someone to do what they don't want to do, to achieve what they want to achieve.
Tom Landry

Right after the game, say as little as possible.
Tom Landry

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

The secret to winning is constant, consistent management.
Tom Landry

Today, you have 100% of your life left.
Tom Landry

When you want to win a game, you have to teach. When you lose a game, you have to learn.
Tom Landry