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 PARCELLSI think there are a lot of good people, a lot of good football guys in the NFL.
More Bill Parcells Quotes
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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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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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The thing I really look for in this business is there are guys who are into football and there are guys who are in the profession for other reasons.
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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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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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A team divided against itself can break down at any moment. The least bit of pressure or adversity will crack it apart
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Potential means you haven’t done anything yet.
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Success is never final, but failure can be.
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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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I grew up under demanding people, that demanded things from you, expected you to toe the mark.
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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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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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I have a house in Saratoga Springs.
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It’s a lot easier to lose than it is to win. It’s easier, but it’s not more comfortable.
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