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.
BILL PARCELLSWinning coaches look for opportunities to praise. Anything that reflects a commitment to the team is praiseworthy
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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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A team divided against itself can break down at any moment. The least bit of pressure or adversity will crack it apart
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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 get too old to lose. When you were a young guy, you bounced back from losses.
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Winning coaches look for opportunities to praise. Anything that reflects a commitment to the team is praiseworthy
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There is winning and there is misery.
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Resourceful coaches strive to have more ways to win than the other team.
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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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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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The more you prepare beforehand, the more relaxed and creative and effective you’ll be when it counts.
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When Super Bowl time comes around, I get jealous.
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I’m glad we were able to win this last one. I saw some good things tonight, … It’s just preseason, but we ran the ball good. I’m happy about that, and the first-team offense was pretty sharp.
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By and large, I’ve been healthy all my life.
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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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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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