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 PARCELLSYou get too old to lose. When you were a young guy, you bounced back from losses.
More Bill Parcells Quotes
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My expectations are greater than the average fan’s but, I’m more realistic than the top prognosticators.
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I grew up under demanding people, that demanded things from you, expected you to toe the mark.
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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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What sets disciplined people apart? – The capacity to get past distractions. Focus on the task at hand.
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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 see a little progress, … So as long as I keep seeing that, then I’m willing to give him everything I’ve got.
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It’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.
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You lose with potential. You win with performance.
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There is winning and there is misery.
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There’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.
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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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Confidence 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.
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Creatures of similar plumages habitually congregate in places of closest proximity.
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Success is never final, but failure can be.
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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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