Tom Landry

“Every coach has his own style of play, but when you spend your whole life as a Cowboy, you have to be influenced by what we did.”

“I wouldn't think I would coach again, because it would just be hard not being in the Cowboys' blue.”

“I just didn't want to leave the Cowboys when they were down. I at least wanted them to get into a respectable position before anyone else took over.”

“My hats did give me an identity. In fact, if I had a dollar for every time someone has seen me bareheaded and said, 'I almost didn't recognize you without a hat on', I could have bought the...”

“If you show emotion in competition, temporarily, you'll be ineffective. If you're disciplined enough, you don't get down when you're behind, and you have a chance to create something positiv...”

“I learned early in sports that to be effective - for a player to play the best he can play - is a matter of concentration and being unaware of distractions, positive or negative.”

“Confidence comes from knowing what you're doing. If you are prepared for something, you usually do it. If not, you usually fall flat on your face.”

“If I had to pick my greatest strength as a football coach, I say it would be innovation.”

“If you don't believe in winning, you don't believe in free enterprise, capitalism, our way of life.”

“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.”

“You don't have to drink or swear or hit people in the face when they're not looking, but you do have to be tough to win.”

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

“A winner never stops trying.”