Winning coaches look for opportunities to praise. Anything that reflects a commitment to the team is praiseworthy
BILL PARCELLSThere’s a line, players usually don’t cross it and coaches usually don’t cross it. Every once in a while you get a little temper tantrum on both sides, I certainly have had ’em. I’m not proud of those.
More Bill Parcells Quotes
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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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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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Creatures of similar plumages habitually congregate in places of closest proximity.
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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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Resourceful coaches strive to have more ways to win than the other team.
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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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I grew up under demanding people, that demanded things from you, expected you to toe the mark.
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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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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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If there’s one thing I can’t stand, it’s a quarterback who thinks playing quarterback is just about passing.
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The more you prepare beforehand, the more relaxed and creative and effective you’ll be when it counts.
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Potential means you haven’t done anything yet.
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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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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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I have a house in Saratoga Springs.
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