You don’t get any medal for trying something, you get medals for results.
BILL PARCELLSGod’s been good to me, He really has.
More Bill Parcells Quotes
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The media dwells mostly on negativity.
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If you have fun, fine. It’s not all life and death.
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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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Hey fellas! This is what you work all off season for. This is why you lift all them weights! This is why you do all that!
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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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Accept false steps as opportunities to learn. It’s one thing to hate failure, it’s another to fear it.
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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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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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I was fighting every windmill, especially when I was in college.
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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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Don’t tell me about the pain. Show me the baby.
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If they want you to cook the dinner, at least they ought to let you shop for some of the groceries.
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Creatures of similar plumages habitually congregate in places of closest proximity.
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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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Success is never final, but failure can be.
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