I see a little progress, … So as long as I keep seeing that, then I’m willing to give him everything I’ve got.
BILL PARCELLSI see a little progress, … So as long as I keep seeing that, then I’m willing to give him everything I’ve got.
BILL PARCELLSDon’t ever let good enough be good enough.
BILL PARCELLSThe 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.
BILL PARCELLSAccept false steps as opportunities to learn. It’s one thing to hate failure, it’s another to fear it.
BILL PARCELLSI have always felt like you really don’t have a genuine confidence unless you demonstrate the ability to do something. You can talk about it, but you have to demonstrate it.
BILL PARCELLSYou lose with potential. You win with performance.
BILL PARCELLSPotential means you haven’t done anything yet.
BILL PARCELLSI’m not really in the excuse business.
BILL PARCELLSGive role players love. Praise can be most valuable when it’s merited by someone whose supporting role is often overlooked
BILL PARCELLSIf there’s one thing I can’t stand, it’s a quarterback who thinks playing quarterback is just about passing.
BILL PARCELLSI was fighting every windmill, especially when I was in college.
BILL PARCELLSIt’s better to decide wrongly than weakly. If you’re weak, you’re likely to be wrong anyway.
BILL PARCELLSThe 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 PARCELLSCreatures of similar plumages habitually congregate in places of closest proximity.
BILL PARCELLSIf you got anything to you at all as an athlete and a competitor, you don’t care what the circumstances are. You still got competition.
BILL PARCELLSIt’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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