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.
BILL PARCELLSThe 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.
More Bill Parcells Quotes
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Don’t ever let good enough be good enough.
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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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If you got anything to you at all as an athlete and a competitor, you don’t care what the circumstances are. You still got competition.
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The only players I hurt with my words are the ones who have an inflated opinion of their ability.
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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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I’m glad we were able to win this last one. I saw some good things tonight, … It’s just preseason, but we ran the ball good. I’m happy about that, and the first-team offense was pretty sharp.
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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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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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I think there are a lot of good people, a lot of good football guys in the NFL.
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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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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.
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If there’s one thing I can’t stand, it’s a quarterback who thinks playing quarterback is just about passing.
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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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Creatures of similar plumages habitually congregate in places of closest proximity.
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I only want my team to play to its potential, as I perceive it to be. I really don’t have any regard for anyone else’s perception.
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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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Don’t tell me about the pain. Show me the baby.
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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’m a little superstitious.
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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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Accept false steps as opportunities to learn. It’s one thing to hate failure, it’s another to fear it.
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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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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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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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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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Nowadays, if you are afraid of confrontation, you are not going to do very well.
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