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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More Bill Parcells Quotes
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When I was coaching with the Patriots, the players pulled a practical joke and I said, ‘Do you think I’m Charlie the Tuna, like a sucker?’ After that, they called me Tuna.
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Creatures of similar plumages habitually congregate in places of closest proximity.
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Success is never final, but failure can be.
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Why would you live your life worrying about something that’s not going to happen?
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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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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 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 just try to do the best job I possibly can – put the blinders on, go to work and be the best you can possibly be. Once you have done everything that you possibly can – you’ve put forth your greatest effort – then I can live with whatever’s next.
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The more you prepare beforehand, the more relaxed and creative and effective you’ll be when it counts.
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Nowadays, if you are afraid of confrontation, you are not going to do very well.
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I’m trying to keep my own house from burning down. I can’t worry about someone else’s house.
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It’s a lot easier to lose than it is to win. It’s easier, but it’s not more comfortable.
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Never let the world define you as less than Great.
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God’s been good to me, He really has.
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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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