Don’t ever let good enough be good enough.
BILL PARCELLSGive role players love. Praise can be most valuable when it’s merited by someone whose supporting role is often overlooked
More Bill Parcells Quotes
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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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I don’t look at a problem and put variables in there that don’t affect it.
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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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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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The more you prepare beforehand, the more relaxed and creative and effective you’ll be when it counts.
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Why would you live your life worrying about something that’s not going to happen?
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If I have affected someone in a positive way, that means a lot to me.
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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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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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What sets disciplined people apart? – The capacity to get past distractions. Focus on the task at hand.
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Creatures of similar plumages habitually congregate in places of closest proximity.
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My expectations are greater than the average fan’s but, I’m more realistic than the top prognosticators.
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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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Resourceful coaches strive to have more ways to win than the other team.
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Accept false steps as opportunities to learn. It’s one thing to hate failure, it’s another to fear it.
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