You are what your record says you are.
BILL PARCELLSYou are what your record says you are.
BILL PARCELLSI was fighting every windmill, especially when I was in college.
BILL PARCELLSI 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.
BILL PARCELLSBlame no one. Expect nothing. Do something.
BILL PARCELLSYou don’t get any medal for trying something, you get medals for results.
BILL PARCELLSI love the game. I think it’s a great game because you find out a lot about yourself. You test your mettle every week.
BILL PARCELLSHey fellas! This is what you work all off season for. This is why you lift all them weights! This is why you do all that!
BILL PARCELLSI’m a little superstitious.
BILL PARCELLSIt’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.
BILL PARCELLSSomething 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.
BILL PARCELLSI’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.
BILL PARCELLSResourceful coaches strive to have more ways to win than the other team.
BILL PARCELLSYou can only really yell at the players you trust.
BILL PARCELLSIn 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.
BILL PARCELLSWinning coaches look for opportunities to praise. Anything that reflects a commitment to the team is praiseworthy
BILL PARCELLSIf I have affected someone in a positive way, that means a lot to me.
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