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.
BILL PARCELLSThere are two things in New York, euphoria and disaster.
More Bill Parcells Quotes
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I don’t like celebrity quarterbacks. We don’t need those. We need battlefield commanders.
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You don’t get any medal for trying something, you get medals for results.
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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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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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There are two things in New York, euphoria and disaster.
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By and large, I’ve been healthy all my life.
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God’s been good to me, He really has.
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Give role players love. Praise can be most valuable when it’s merited by someone whose supporting role is often overlooked
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You get too old to lose. When you were a young guy, you bounced back from losses.
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Hey 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!
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You lose with potential. You win with performance.
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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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No matter how much you’ve won, no matter how many games, no matter how many championships, no matter how many Super Bowls, you’re not winning now, so you stink.
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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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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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