What sets disciplined people apart? – The capacity to get past distractions. Focus on the task at hand.
BILL PARCELLSWhen 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.
More Bill Parcells Quotes
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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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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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Well, I’ve had a long standing relationship with Gatorade and they’ve been very, very good to me. And I believe in their products, I really do. I’ve used them for many, many years.
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We’re not playing solitaire out here.
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I don’t like celebrity quarterbacks. We don’t need those. We need battlefield commanders.
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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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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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Accept false steps as opportunities to learn. It’s one thing to hate failure, it’s another to fear it.
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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 don’t look at a problem and put variables in there that don’t affect it.
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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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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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Resourceful coaches strive to have more ways to win than the other team.
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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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It’s better to decide wrongly than weakly. If you’re weak, you’re likely to be wrong anyway.
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If you have fun, fine. It’s not all life and death.
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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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Why would you live your life worrying about something that’s not going to happen?
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I have a house in Saratoga Springs.
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Look, coaching is about human interaction and trying to know your players. Any coach would tell you that. I’m no different.
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The media dwells mostly on negativity.
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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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Blame no one. Expect nothing. Do something.
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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.
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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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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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