Nowadays, if you are afraid of confrontation, you are not going to do very well.
BILL PARCELLSI’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.
More Bill Parcells Quotes
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I’m not really in the excuse business.
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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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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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Don’t tell me about the pain. Show me the baby.
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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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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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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.
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There are two sides to a pancake. One is brown and fluffy; the other is burnt.
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If I have affected someone in a positive way, that means a lot to me.
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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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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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Blame no one. Expect nothing. Do something.
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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.
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I have a house in Saratoga Springs.
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Don’t ever let good enough be good enough.
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