Accept false steps as opportunities to learn. It’s one thing to hate failure, it’s another to fear it.
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More Bill Parcells Quotes
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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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Well, I’ve had a long standing relationship with Gatorade and they’ve been very, very good to me. And I believe in their products, I really do. I’ve used them for many, many years.
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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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You are what your record says you are.
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If I have affected someone in a positive way, that means a lot to me.
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I’m a little superstitious.
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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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I was fighting every windmill, especially when I was in college.
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Don’t ever let good enough be good enough.
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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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Give role players love. Praise can be most valuable when it’s merited by someone whose supporting role is often overlooked
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Why would you live your life worrying about something that’s not going to happen?
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You don’t get any medal for trying something, you get medals for results.
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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 lot easier to lose than it is to win. It’s easier, but it’s not more comfortable.
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Resourceful coaches strive to have more ways to win than the other team.
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I’m not really in the excuse business.
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By and large, I’ve been healthy all my life.
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There is winning and there is misery.
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Don’t tell me about the pain. Show me the baby.
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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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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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Winning coaches look for opportunities to praise. Anything that reflects a commitment to the team is praiseworthy
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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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Blame no one. Expect nothing. Do something.
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If you got anything to you at all as an athlete and a competitor, you don’t care what the circumstances are. You still got competition.
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