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Tom Landry Biography

Thomas Wade Landry (September 11, 1924 – February 12, 2000) was an American football player and coach. He is ranked as one of the greatest and most innovative coaches in National Football League (NFL) history, creating many new formations and methods. He invented the now popular 4–3 defense, and the "flex defense" system made famous by the "Doomsday Defense" squads he created during his 29-year tenure with the Dallas Cowboys. His 29 consecutive years as the coach of one team are an NFL record, along with his 20 consecutive winning seasons.

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

Achieving, Goal, Inspirational, Motivational, Staying, Teamwork

There's a misconception about teamwork. Teamwork is the ability to have different thoughts about things; it's the ability to argue and stand up and say loud and strong what you feel. But in the end, it's also the ability to adjust to what is the best for the team.

Basketball, Misconception, Stand, Strong, Team, Teamwork

The more successful you become, the longer the yardstick people use to measure you by.

Become, Measure, People, Successful, Use, Yardstick

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.

Control, Inspirational, Life, Look, Matter, Motivational

Right after the game, say as little as possible.

Football, Game, Games, Nfl, Possible, Right

Perhaps the toughest call for a coach is weighing what is best for an individual against what is best for the team. Keeping a player on the roster just because I liked him personally, or even because of his great contributions to the team in the past, when I felt some one else could do more for the team would be a disservice to the team's goals.

Basketball, Disservice, Keeping, Past, Team

The secret to winning is constant, consistent management.

Consistent, Management, Motivational, Secret, Teamwork, Winning

To live a disciplined life, and to accept the result of that discipline as the will of God - that is the mark of a man.

Accepting, Discipline, God, Live, Men, Result

Today, you have 100% of your life left.

100, Left, Life, Motivational, Sports, Starting Over

I like the South because it is so much warmer on the sidelines than it is up North.

North, Sidelines, Southern, Up North, Warmer

There is only a half step difference between the champions and those who finish on the bottom. And much of that half step is mental.

Champion, Champions, Differences, Half, Step

The quality of a man's life is in direct proportion to his commitment to excellence.

Commitment, Direct, Excellence, Football, Life

A winner never stops trying.

Inspirational, Motivational, Stops, Success, Winner

Leadership is getting someone to do what they don't want to do but to achieve what they want to achieve.

Achieve, Business, Leadership, Want

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

Confident, Job, Jobs, Motivational, Prepared, Sports

I'd rather have a second-best decision diligently pursued than a first-best decision lackadaisically pursued.

Decision, Diligently, Firsts, Pursued, Second Best

First become a winner in life. Then it's easier to become a winner on the field.

Become, Easier, Football, Nfl, Winner, Winners In Life

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

Constructive, Defeat, Inspirational, Inspiring, Sports

In my opinion, character is the most important determinant of a person's success, achievement and ability to handle adversity.

Achievement, Adversity, Character, Opinion, Success

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

Success, Sports, Football, Win, Lose, Learn

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