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 a…

- Tom Landry

Coaching is making men do what they don't want, so they can become what they want to be

- Tom Landry

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

- Tom Landry

The secret to winning is constant, consistent management.

- Tom Landry

Today, you have 100% of your life left.

- 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.

- Tom Landry

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

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

- Tom Landry

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 s…

- Tom Landry