It’s a lot easier to lose than it is to win. It’s easier, but it’s not more comfortable.
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 just try to do the best job I possibly can – put the blinders on, go to work and be the best you can possibly be. Once you have done everything that you possibly can – you’ve put forth your greatest effort – then I can live with whatever’s next.
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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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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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You get too old to lose. When you were a young guy, you bounced back from losses.
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You are what your record says you are.
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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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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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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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Never let the world define you as less than Great.
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If you have fun, fine. It’s not all life and death.
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I’m not really in the excuse business.
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We’re not playing solitaire out here.
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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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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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A coach wouldn’t throw you to the wolves if he didn’t think you had some wolf in you.
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