A coach wouldn’t throw you to the wolves if he didn’t think you had some wolf in you.
BILL PARCELLSMy expectations are greater than the average fan’s but, I’m more realistic than the top prognosticators.
More Bill Parcells Quotes
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The only players I hurt with my words are the ones who have an inflated opinion of their ability.
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Resourceful coaches strive to have more ways to win than the other team.
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I talked to the team a lot about staying power. You never find out if you have that until you’ve been beaten down a few times.
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All the backs in the history of this game are the same when there isn’t any hole to run through.
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I have always felt like you really don’t have a genuine confidence unless you demonstrate the ability to do something. You can talk about it, but you have to demonstrate it.
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I love the game. I think it’s a great game because you find out a lot about yourself. You test your mettle every week.
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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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Blame no one. Expect nothing. Do something.
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It’s a very easy thing to say, ‘Go get a backup quarterback.’ Now tell me where to get them. You just can’t dial them up.
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Something goes wrong, I yell at them -‘Fix it’- whether it’s their fault or not. You can only really yell at the players you trust.
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Accept false steps as opportunities to learn. It’s one thing to hate failure, it’s another to fear it.
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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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Look, when you are starting to put something together, you want the pudding to come out good. You’re trying to put in the right ingredients.
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I’m glad we were able to win this last one. I saw some good things tonight, … It’s just preseason, but we ran the ball good. I’m happy about that, and the first-team offense was pretty sharp.
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