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.
BILL PARCELLSBlame no one. Expect nothing. Do something.
More Bill Parcells Quotes
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I’m trying to keep my own house from burning down. I can’t worry about someone else’s house.
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I only want my team to play to its potential, as I perceive it to be. I really don’t have any regard for anyone else’s perception.
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I grew up under demanding people, that demanded things from you, expected you to toe the mark.
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There are two sides to a pancake. One is brown and fluffy; the other is burnt.
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I see a little progress, … So as long as I keep seeing that, then I’m willing to give him everything I’ve got.
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By and large, I’ve been healthy all my life.
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Why would you live your life worrying about something that’s not going to happen?
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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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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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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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I have a house in Saratoga Springs.
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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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The media dwells mostly on negativity.
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I was fighting every windmill, especially when I was in college.
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Creatures of similar plumages habitually congregate in places of closest proximity.
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Nowadays, if you are afraid of confrontation, you are not going to do very well.
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We’re not playing solitaire out here.
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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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You can only really yell at the players you trust.
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There is winning and there is misery.
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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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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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Don’t tell me about the pain. Show me the baby.
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Success is never final, but failure can be.
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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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