I just try to do the best job I possibly can – put the blinders on, go to work and be the best you can possibly be. Once you have done everything that you possibly can – you’ve put forth your greatest effort – then I can live with whatever’s next.
BILL PARCELLSMy 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.
More Bill Parcells Quotes
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The media dwells mostly on negativity.
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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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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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Don’t tell me about the pain. Show me the baby.
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Why would you live your life worrying about something that’s not going to happen?
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Any penalty – I’ve told you a hundred times – can be eliminated by concentration or good judgment.
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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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It’s better to decide wrongly than weakly. If you’re weak, you’re likely to be wrong anyway.
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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’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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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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I don’t like celebrity quarterbacks. We don’t need those. We need battlefield commanders.
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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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I have a house in Saratoga Springs.
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