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 PARCELLSIf the players don’t trust the coach, it is a problem, and vice versa.
More Bill Parcells Quotes
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I’m a little superstitious.
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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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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 was fighting every windmill, especially when I was in college.
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Why would you live your life worrying about something that’s not going to happen?
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I 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.
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All the backs in the history of this game are the same when there isn’t any hole to run through.
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Don’t tell me about the pain. Show me the baby.
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Any penalty – I’ve told you a hundred times – can be eliminated by concentration or good judgment.
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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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It’s better to decide wrongly than weakly. If you’re weak, you’re likely to be wrong anyway.
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I’m not really in the excuse business.
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I’m trying to keep my own house from burning down. I can’t worry about someone else’s house.
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The media dwells mostly on negativity.
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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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