You lose with potential. You win with performance.
BILL PARCELLSIf they want you to cook the dinner, at least they ought to let you shop for some of the groceries.
More Bill Parcells Quotes
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Don’t ever let good enough be good enough.
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You are what your record says you are.
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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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When Super Bowl time comes around, I get jealous.
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The media dwells mostly on negativity.
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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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Confidence is only born out of one thing demonstrated ability. It is not born of anything else. You cannot dream up confidence. You cannot fabricate it. You cannot wish it. You have to accomplish it.
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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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I love the game. I think it’s a great game because you find out a lot about yourself. You test your mettle every week.
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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 spent a lot of time with my teams, especially in the East Coast teams, talking about dealing with the elements a lot of time, and a lot of instruction about field position and those kind of things. I like that variable.
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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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Any penalty – I’ve told you a hundred times – can be eliminated by concentration or good judgment.
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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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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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