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.
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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You lose with potential. You win with performance.
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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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If I have affected someone in a positive way, that means a lot to me.
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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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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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The media dwells mostly on negativity.
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There’s no grey area, there’s instant gratification and there are no quarterly reports. We’re not just doing a little bit better. You know every Sunday what happened.
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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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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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I’m not really in the excuse business.
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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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There is winning and there is misery.
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If you have fun, fine. It’s not all life and death.
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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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Never let the world define you as less than Great.
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