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 PARCELLSThe media dwells mostly on negativity.
More Bill Parcells Quotes
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Resourceful coaches strive to have more ways to win than the other team.
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By and large, I’ve been healthy all my life.
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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.
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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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A coach wouldn’t throw you to the wolves if he didn’t think you had some wolf in you.
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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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Look, coaching is about human interaction and trying to know your players. Any coach would tell you that. I’m no different.
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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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I’ve been around enough to know what it takes to get a team to reach its potential, and I want players who want to reach their potential.
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I’m a little superstitious.
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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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If the players don’t trust the coach, it is a problem, and vice versa.
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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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Don’t tell me about the pain. Show me the baby.
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There are two things in New York, euphoria and disaster.
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