Tom Landry
Tom Landry
Thomas Wade "Tom" Landrywas an American football player and coach. He is ranked as one of the greatest and most innovative coaches in National Football Leaguehistory, 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...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth11 September 1924
CityMission, TX
CountryUnited States of America
Tom Landry quotes about
Leadership is getting someone to do what they don't want to do, to achieve what they want to achieve.
Plastic Man, ... Actually, no man at all.
A team that has character doesn't need stimulation.
Right after the game, say as little as possible.
I'd rather have a second-best decision diligently pursued than a first-best decision lackadaisically pursued.
I like the South because it is so much warmer on the sidelines than it is up North.
...even after you've just won the Super Bowl -- especially after you've just won the Super Bowl -- there's always next year. If Winning isn't everything; it's the only thing, then the only thing is nothing -- emptiness, the nightmare of life without ultimate meaning.
I've learned that something constructive comes from every defeat.
First become a winner in life. Then it's easier to become a winner on the field.
The secret to winning is constant, consistent management.
A winner never stops trying.
Football is an incredible game. Sometimes it's so incredible, it's unbelievable.
Today, you have 100% of your life left.
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.