I’m not really in the excuse business.
BILL PARCELLSI 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.
More Bill Parcells Quotes
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You can only really yell at the players you trust.
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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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Creatures of similar plumages habitually congregate in places of closest proximity.
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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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A team divided against itself can break down at any moment. The least bit of pressure or adversity will crack it apart
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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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We’re not playing solitaire out here.
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Never let the world define you as less than Great.
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I don’t look at a problem and put variables in there that don’t affect it.
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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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In the end, I’ve found, people like the direct approach. It’s much more valuable to them to have a leader who’s absolutely clear and open than to have one who soft-soaps or talks in circles.
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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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By and large, I’ve been healthy all my life.
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Potential means you haven’t done anything yet.
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I’ll call somebody ‘dumb’ or ‘stupid’ if they make a dumb or stupid play. I don’t know any other word for it, and if they don’t like the word, that’s too bad.
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