If I have affected someone in a positive way, that means a lot to me.
BILL PARCELLSYou lose with potential. You win with performance.
More Bill Parcells Quotes
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Potential means you haven’t done anything yet.
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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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I’m a little superstitious.
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I 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.
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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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In the end, I’ve found, people like the direct approach. It’s much more valuable to them to have a leader who’s absolutely clear and open than to have one who soft-soaps or talks in circles.
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By and large, I’ve been healthy all my life.
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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 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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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 lose with potential. You win with performance.
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What sets disciplined people apart? – The capacity to get past distractions. Focus on the task at hand.
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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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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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God’s been good to me, He really has.
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