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.
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.
BILL PARCELLSI’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.
BILL PARCELLSCreatures of similar plumages habitually congregate in places of closest proximity.
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.
BILL PARCELLSI’ll call somebody ‘dumb’ or ‘stupid’ if they make a dumb or stupid play. I don’t know any other word for it, and if they don’t like the word, that’s too bad.
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 PARCELLSThere’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.
BILL PARCELLSWell, I’ve had a long standing relationship with Gatorade and they’ve been very, very good to me. And I believe in their products, I really do. I’ve used them for many, many years.
BILL PARCELLSThere are two things in New York, euphoria and disaster.
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 PARCELLSAny penalty – I’ve told you a hundred times – can be eliminated by concentration or good judgment.
BILL PARCELLSConfidence 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.
BILL PARCELLSBlame no one. Expect nothing. Do something.
BILL PARCELLSThere’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.
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 PARCELLSWhat sets disciplined people apart? – The capacity to get past distractions. Focus on the task at hand.
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