If you have fun, fine. It’s not all life and death.
BILL PARCELLSNowadays, if you are afraid of confrontation, you are not going to do very well.
More Bill Parcells Quotes
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I don’t like celebrity quarterbacks. We don’t need those. We need battlefield commanders.
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I grew up under demanding people, that demanded things from you, expected you to toe the mark.
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I’ve been around enough to know what it takes to get a team to reach its potential, and I want players who want to reach their potential.
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Don’t tell me about the pain. Show me the baby.
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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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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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It’s better to decide wrongly than weakly. If you’re weak, you’re likely to be wrong anyway.
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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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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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I 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.
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My entire life has been spent thinking about this game. That’s pretty narrow… I don’t view myself as a person who’s well-versed in very many subjects. I’m not proud of that.
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Creatures of similar plumages habitually congregate in places of closest proximity.
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Nowadays, if you are afraid of confrontation, you are not going to do very well.
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If the players don’t trust the coach, it is a problem, and vice versa.
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I love the game. I think it’s a great game because you find out a lot about yourself. You test your mettle every week.
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