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.
BILL PARCELLSSuccess is never final, but failure can be.
More Bill Parcells Quotes
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We’re not playing solitaire out here.
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By and large, I’ve been healthy all my life.
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God’s been good to me, He really has.
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The only players I hurt with my words are the ones who have an inflated opinion of their ability.
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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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There’s a line, players usually don’t cross it and coaches usually don’t cross it. Every once in a while you get a little temper tantrum on both sides, I certainly have had ’em. I’m not proud of those.
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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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Don’t tell me about the pain. Show me the baby.
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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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If you have fun, fine. It’s not all life and death.
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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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I think there are a lot of good people, a lot of good football guys in the NFL.
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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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You can only really yell at the players you trust.
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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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