Quotes by Tom Landry

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

“I dont 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.”

Once you learn to quit it becomes a habit.

Football is an incredible game. Sometimes its so incredible, its unbelievable.

A team that has character doesnt need stimulation.

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

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.

Football is an incredible game. Sometimes its so incredible, its unbelievable.

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

If you show emotion in competition, temporarily, youll be ineffective. If youre disciplined enough, you dont get down when youre behind, and you have a chance to create something positive.

As a Christian, I know my life is in Gods 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.

Leadership is a matter of having people look at you and gain confidence, seeing how you react. If youre in control, theyre in control.

Leadership is getting someone to do what they dont want to do, to achieve what they want to achieve.

I know that life is really finding the right relationship between yourself and God.