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 PARCELLSMy expectations are greater than the average fan’s but, I’m more realistic than the top prognosticators.
More Bill Parcells Quotes
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Success is never final, but failure can be.
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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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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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I don’t look at a problem and put variables in there that don’t affect it.
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If they want you to cook the dinner, at least they ought to let you shop for some of the groceries.
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Never let the world define you as less than Great.
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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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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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In the end, I’ve found, people like the direct approach. It’s much more valuable to them to have a leader who’s absolutely clear and open than to have one who soft-soaps or talks in circles.
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I love the game. I think it’s a great game because you find out a lot about yourself. You test your mettle every week.
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Potential means you haven’t done anything yet.
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We’re not playing solitaire out here.
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I’m not really in the excuse business.
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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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Don’t ever let good enough be good enough.
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