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.
BILL PARCELLSAccept false steps as opportunities to learn. It’s one thing to hate failure, it’s another to fear it.
More Bill Parcells Quotes
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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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God’s been good to me, He really has.
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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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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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Success is never final, but failure can be.
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The only players I hurt with my words are the ones who have an inflated opinion of their ability.
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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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No matter how much you’ve won, no matter how many games, no matter how many championships, no matter how many Super Bowls, you’re not winning now, so you stink.
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When Super Bowl time comes around, I get jealous.
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Creatures of similar plumages habitually congregate in places of closest proximity.
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A team divided against itself can break down at any moment. The least bit of pressure or adversity will crack it apart
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Resourceful coaches strive to have more ways to win than the other team.
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I was fighting every windmill, especially when I was in college.
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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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There are two sides to a pancake. One is brown and fluffy; the other is burnt.
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