There’s a line, players usually don’t cross it and coaches usually don’t cross it. Every once in a while you get a little temper tantrum on both sides, I certainly have had ’em. I’m not proud of those.
BILL PARCELLSWhat sets disciplined people apart? – The capacity to get past distractions. Focus on the task at hand.
More Bill Parcells Quotes
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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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Winning coaches look for opportunities to praise. Anything that reflects a commitment to the team is praiseworthy
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Why would you live your life worrying about something that’s not going to happen?
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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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A coach wouldn’t throw you to the wolves if he didn’t think you had some wolf in you.
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I see a little progress, … So as long as I keep seeing that, then I’m willing to give him everything I’ve got.
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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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I’m a little superstitious.
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I spent a lot of time with my teams, especially in the East Coast teams, talking about dealing with the elements a lot of time, and a lot of instruction about field position and those kind of things. I like that variable.
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God’s been good to me, He really has.
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Nowadays, if you are afraid of confrontation, you are not going to do very well.
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Blame no one. Expect nothing. Do something.
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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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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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I have a house in Saratoga Springs.
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