Creatures of similar plumages habitually congregate in places of closest proximity.
BILL PARCELLSAccept false steps as opportunities to learn. It’s one thing to hate failure, it’s another to fear it.
More Bill Parcells Quotes
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By and large, I’ve been healthy all my life.
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My expectations are greater than the average fan’s but, I’m more realistic than the top prognosticators.
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When I was coaching with the Patriots, the players pulled a practical joke and I said, ‘Do you think I’m Charlie the Tuna, like a sucker?’ After that, they called me Tuna.
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There’s no grey area, there’s instant gratification and there are no quarterly reports. We’re not just doing a little bit better. You know every Sunday what happened.
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What sets disciplined people apart? – The capacity to get past distractions. Focus on the task at hand.
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Potential means you haven’t done anything yet.
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Give role players love. Praise can be most valuable when it’s merited by someone whose supporting role is often overlooked
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Hey fellas! This is what you work all off season for. This is why you lift all them weights! This is why you do all that!
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If they want you to cook the dinner, at least they ought to let you shop for some of the groceries.
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I have a house in Saratoga Springs.
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Why would you live your life worrying about something that’s not going to happen?
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Success is never final, but failure can be.
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The quarterback is in charge of the chuck wagon. He’s handing it out here and there, but he can’t just throw it out there indiscriminately or the wolves will get him.
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Well, I’ve had a long standing relationship with Gatorade and they’ve been very, very good to me. And I believe in their products, I really do. I’ve used them for many, many years.
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I’ve been around enough to know what it takes to get a team to reach its potential, and I want players who want to reach their potential.
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You lose with potential. You win with performance.
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You can only really yell at the players you trust.
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I’m trying to keep my own house from burning down. I can’t worry about someone else’s house.
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I only want my team to play to its potential, as I perceive it to be. I really don’t have any regard for anyone else’s perception.
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Confidence is only born out of one thing demonstrated ability. It is not born of anything else. You cannot dream up confidence. You cannot fabricate it. You cannot wish it. You have to accomplish it.
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Resourceful coaches strive to have more ways to win than the other team.
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You don’t get any medal for trying something, you get medals for results.
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If the players don’t trust the coach, it is a problem, and vice versa.
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I’m a little superstitious.
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My entire life has been spent thinking about this game. That’s pretty narrow… I don’t view myself as a person who’s well-versed in very many subjects. I’m not proud of that.
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If there’s one thing I can’t stand, it’s a quarterback who thinks playing quarterback is just about passing.
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