1. “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.” – Tom Landry
2. “A vital team characteristic is the ability to overcome adversity. Any team acquires experience and endurance as it learns to fight back. This in turn builds the kind of character which seldom crumbles at a time of crisis or testing.” – Tom Landry
3. “The quality of a man’s life is in direct proportion to his commitment to excellence.” – Tom Landry
4. “The secret to winning is constant, consistent management.” – Tom Landry
5. “A team that has character doesn’t need stimulation.” – Tom Landry
6. “Today, you have 100% of your life left.” – Tom Landry
7. “First become a winner in life. Then it’s easier to become a winner on the field.” – Tom Landry
8. “A champion is simply someone who did not give up when he wanted to.” – Tom Landry
9. “Football is to Texas what religion is to a priest.” – Tom Landry
10. “In my opinion, character is the most important determinant of a person’s success, achievement and ability to handle adversity.” – Tom Landry
11. “Coaching is making men do what they don’t want, so they can become what they want to be.” – Tom Landry
12. “A winner never stops trying.” – Tom Landry
13. “I like the South because it is so much warmer on the sidelines than it is up North.” – Tom Landry
14. “Football is an incredible game. Sometimes it’s so incredible, it’s unbelievable.” – Tom Landry
15. “Right after the game, say as little as possible.” – Tom Landry
16. “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
17. “I’d rather have a second-best decision diligently pursued than a first-best decision lackadaisically pursued.” – Tom Landry
18. “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
19. “When you want to win a game, you have to teach. When you lose a game, you have to learn.” – Tom Landry
20. “A coach is someone who tells you what you don’t want to hear, who has you see what you don’t want to see, so you can be who you have always known you could be.” – Tom Landry
21. “I’d rather have a second-best decision diligently pursued than a first-best decision lackadaisically pursued.” – Tom Landry
22. “I’ve learned that something constructive comes from every defeat.” – Tom Landry
23. “The more successful you become, the longer the yardstick people use to measure you by.” – Tom Landry
24. “The job of a football coach is to make men do what they don’t want to do, in order to achieve what they’ve always wanted to be.” – Tom Landry
25. “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.” – Tom Landry
26. “If you are prepared, you will be confident, and will do the job.” – Tom Landry
27. “Leadership is getting someone to do what they don’t want to do but to achieve what they want to achieve.” – Tom Landry
28. “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
29. “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.” – Tom Landry