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.
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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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.
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Don’t tell me about the pain. Show me the baby.
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God’s been good to me, He really has.
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Potential means you haven’t done anything yet.
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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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A coach wouldn’t throw you to the wolves if he didn’t think you had some wolf in you.
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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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I’m trying to keep my own house from burning down. I can’t worry about someone else’s house.
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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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If I have affected someone in a positive way, that means a lot to me.
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I only want my team to play to its potential, as I perceive it to be. I really don’t have any regard for anyone else’s perception.
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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 talked to the team a lot about staying power. You never find out if you have that until you’ve been beaten down a few times.
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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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Never let the world define you as less than Great.
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