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.
BILL PARCELLSI 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.
More Bill Parcells Quotes
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God’s been good to me, He really has.
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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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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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If I have affected someone in a positive way, that means a lot to me.
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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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When I was coaching with the Patriots, the players pulled a practical joke and I said, ‘Do you think I’m Charlie the Tuna, like a sucker?’ After that, they called me Tuna.
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It’s a very easy thing to say, ‘Go get a backup quarterback.’ Now tell me where to get them. You just can’t dial them up.
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Don’t ever let good enough be good enough.
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There’s no grey area, there’s instant gratification and there are no quarterly reports. We’re not just doing a little bit better. You know every Sunday what happened.
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Success is never final, but failure can be.
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I have a house in Saratoga Springs.
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My entire life has been spent thinking about this game. That’s pretty narrow… I don’t view myself as a person who’s well-versed in very many subjects. I’m not proud of that.
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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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There is winning and there is misery.
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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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