Resourceful coaches strive to have more ways to win than the other team.
BILL PARCELLSA coach wouldn’t throw you to the wolves if he didn’t think you had some wolf in you.
More Bill Parcells Quotes
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Why would you live your life worrying about something that’s not going to happen?
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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 was fighting every windmill, especially when I was in college.
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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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There’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.
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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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I grew up under demanding people, that demanded things from you, expected you to toe the mark.
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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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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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I’m a little superstitious.
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I’m not really in the excuse business.
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You can only really yell at the players you trust.
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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 have a house in Saratoga Springs.
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I’m trying to keep my own house from burning down. I can’t worry about someone else’s house.
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