The quarterback is in charge of the chuck wagon. He’s handing it out here and there, but he can’t just throw it out there indiscriminately or the wolves will get him.
BILL PARCELLSI love the game. I think it’s a great game because you find out a lot about yourself. You test your mettle every week.
More Bill Parcells Quotes
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Creatures of similar plumages habitually congregate in places of closest proximity.
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I’m not really in the excuse business.
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The only players I hurt with my words are the ones who have an inflated opinion of their ability.
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I have a house in Saratoga Springs.
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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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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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A coach wouldn’t throw you to the wolves if he didn’t think you had some wolf in you.
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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’m a little superstitious.
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The thing I really look for in this business is there are guys who are into football and there are guys who are in the profession for other reasons.
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By and large, I’ve been healthy all my life.
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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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If there’s one thing I can’t stand, it’s a quarterback who thinks playing quarterback is just about passing.
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I don’t like celebrity quarterbacks. We don’t need those. We need battlefield commanders.
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Success is never final, but failure can be.
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