I grew up under demanding people, that demanded things from you, expected you to toe the mark.
BILL PARCELLSWhat sets disciplined people apart? – The capacity to get past distractions. Focus on the task at hand.
More Bill Parcells Quotes
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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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Blame no one. Expect nothing. Do something.
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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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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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By and large, I’ve been healthy all my life.
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Potential means you haven’t done anything yet.
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I’m not really in the excuse business.
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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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You get too old to lose. When you were a young guy, you bounced back from losses.
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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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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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Don’t tell me about the pain. Show me the baby.
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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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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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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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