It’s better to decide wrongly than weakly. If you’re weak, you’re likely to be wrong anyway.
BILL PARCELLSI’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.
More Bill Parcells Quotes
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You are what your record says you are.
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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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Resourceful coaches strive to have more ways to win than the other team.
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Don’t ever let good enough be good enough.
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If you have fun, fine. It’s not all life and death.
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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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I talked to the team a lot about staying power. You never find out if you have that until you’ve been beaten down a few times.
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Don’t tell me about the pain. Show me the baby.
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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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God’s been good to me, He really has.
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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 see a little progress, … So as long as I keep seeing that, then I’m willing to give him everything I’ve got.
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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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Winning coaches look for opportunities to praise. Anything that reflects a commitment to the team is praiseworthy
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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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