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.
BILL PARCELLSIf I have affected someone in a positive way, that means a lot to me.
More Bill Parcells Quotes
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There are two sides to a pancake. One is brown and fluffy; the other is burnt.
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If you have fun, fine. It’s not all life and death.
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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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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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If the players don’t trust the coach, it is a problem, and vice versa.
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I have always felt like you really don’t have a genuine confidence unless you demonstrate the ability to do something. You can talk about it, but you have to demonstrate it.
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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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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 trying to keep my own house from burning down. I can’t worry about someone else’s house.
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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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My 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.
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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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Why would you live your life worrying about something that’s not going to happen?
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I was fighting every windmill, especially when I was in college.
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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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