Why would you live your life worrying about something that’s not going to happen?
BILL PARCELLSI grew up under demanding people, that demanded things from you, expected you to toe the mark.
More Bill Parcells Quotes
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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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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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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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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 not really in the excuse business.
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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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You get too old to lose. When you were a young guy, you bounced back from losses.
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If the players don’t trust the coach, it is a problem, and vice versa.
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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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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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I grew up under demanding people, that demanded things from you, expected you to toe the mark.
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Success is never final, but failure can be.
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I think there are a lot of good people, a lot of good football guys in the NFL.
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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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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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