There are two sides to a pancake. One is brown and fluffy; the other is burnt.
BILL PARCELLSLook, 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.
More Bill Parcells Quotes
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If the players don’t trust the coach, it is a problem, and vice versa.
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It’s better to decide wrongly than weakly. If you’re weak, you’re likely to be wrong anyway.
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A coach wouldn’t throw you to the wolves if he didn’t think you had some wolf in you.
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Potential means you haven’t done anything yet.
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If you have fun, fine. It’s not all life and death.
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Don’t tell me about the pain. Show me the baby.
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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’m not really in the excuse business.
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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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If they want you to cook the dinner, at least they ought to let you shop for some of the groceries.
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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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I’m a little superstitious.
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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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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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By and large, I’ve been healthy all my life.
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