You are what your record says you are.
BILL PARCELLSDon’t ever let good enough be good enough.
More Bill Parcells Quotes
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You can only really yell at the players you trust.
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I’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.
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The thing I really look for in this business is there are guys who are into football and there are guys who are in the profession for other reasons.
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If there’s one thing I can’t stand, it’s a quarterback who thinks playing quarterback is just about passing.
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There’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.
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We’re not playing solitaire out here.
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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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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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You lose with potential. You win with performance.
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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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By and large, I’ve been healthy all my life.
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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 not really in the excuse business.
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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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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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