The more you prepare beforehand, the more relaxed and creative and effective you’ll be when it counts.
BILL PARCELLSI just try to do the best job I possibly can – put the blinders on, go to work and be the best you can possibly be. Once you have done everything that you possibly can – you’ve put forth your greatest effort – then I can live with whatever’s next.
More Bill Parcells Quotes
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Winning coaches look for opportunities to praise. Anything that reflects a commitment to the team is praiseworthy
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I was fighting every windmill, especially when I was in college.
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Potential means you haven’t done anything yet.
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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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You are what your record says you are.
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Creatures of similar plumages habitually congregate in places of closest proximity.
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Resourceful coaches strive to have more ways to win than the other team.
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It’s a lot easier to lose than it is to win. It’s easier, but it’s not more comfortable.
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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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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’m glad we were able to win this last one. I saw some good things tonight, … It’s just preseason, but we ran the ball good. I’m happy about that, and the first-team offense was pretty sharp.
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A team divided against itself can break down at any moment. The least bit of pressure or adversity will crack it apart
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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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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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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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