There are two things in New York, euphoria and disaster.
BILL PARCELLSIn 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.
More Bill Parcells Quotes
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You lose with potential. You win with performance.
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I don’t like celebrity quarterbacks. We don’t need those. We need battlefield commanders.
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If I have affected someone in a positive way, that means a lot to me.
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I’ve been around enough to know what it takes to get a team to reach its potential, and I want players who want to reach their potential.
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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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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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When Super Bowl time comes around, I get jealous.
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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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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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Never let the world define you as less than Great.
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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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We’re not playing solitaire out here.
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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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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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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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