You get too old to lose. When you were a young guy, you bounced back from losses.
BILL PARCELLSI 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.
More Bill Parcells Quotes
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Resourceful coaches strive to have more ways to win than the other team.
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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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I’m a little superstitious.
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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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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 don’t look at a problem and put variables in there that don’t affect it.
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Blame no one. Expect nothing. Do something.
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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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Winning coaches look for opportunities to praise. Anything that reflects a commitment to the team is praiseworthy
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I have a house in Saratoga Springs.
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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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There’s no grey area, there’s instant gratification and there are no quarterly reports. We’re not just doing a little bit better. You know every Sunday what happened.
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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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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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