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.”

“My job is to get men to do what they don't want to do, in order to achieve what they've always wanted to achieve.”

“A winner never stops trying.”

“The quality of a man's life is in direct proportion to his commitment to excellence, regardless of his chosen field of endeavor.”

“Setting a goal is not the main thing. It is deciding how you will go about achieving it and staying with that plan.”

“I've learned that something constructive comes from every defeat.”

“Coaching is taking a player where he can't take himself.”

“Football is an incredible game. Sometimes it's so incredible, it's unbelievable.”

“Today, you have 100% of your life left.”

“Character is what you are when no one is watching.”

“When you want to win a game, you have to teach. When you lose a game, you have to learn.”

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

“The secret to winning is constant, consistent management.”

“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 the field.”

“A team that has character doesn't need stimulation.”

“Confidence is a very fragile thing.”

“Right after the game, say as little as possible.”