The only players I hurt with my words are the ones who have an inflated opinion of their ability.
BILL PARCELLSThe 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.
More Bill Parcells Quotes
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I’m a little superstitious.
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There are two things in New York, euphoria and disaster.
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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 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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Never let the world define you as less than Great.
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Resourceful coaches strive to have more ways to win than the other team.
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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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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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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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Don’t tell me about the pain. Show me the baby.
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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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Success is never final, but failure can be.
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If you have fun, fine. It’s not all life and death.
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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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Any penalty – I’ve told you a hundred times – can be eliminated by concentration or good judgment.
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