You don’t get any medal for trying something, you get medals for results.
BILL PARCELLSYou don’t get any medal for trying something, you get medals for results.
BILL PARCELLSResourceful coaches strive to have more ways to win than the other team.
BILL PARCELLSNo 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.
BILL PARCELLSNowadays, if you are afraid of confrontation, you are not going to do very well.
BILL PARCELLSBy and large, I’ve been healthy all my life.
BILL PARCELLSPotential means you haven’t done anything yet.
BILL PARCELLSCreatures of similar plumages habitually congregate in places of closest proximity.
BILL PARCELLSWinning coaches look for opportunities to praise. Anything that reflects a commitment to the team is praiseworthy
BILL PARCELLSYou are what your record says you are.
BILL PARCELLSWhat sets disciplined people apart? – The capacity to get past distractions. Focus on the task at hand.
BILL PARCELLSConfidence is only born out of one thing demonstrated ability. It is not born of anything else. You cannot dream up confidence. You cannot fabricate it. You cannot wish it. You have to accomplish it.
BILL PARCELLSI 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.
BILL PARCELLSThe media dwells mostly on negativity.
BILL PARCELLSA team divided against itself can break down at any moment. The least bit of pressure or adversity will crack it apart
BILL PARCELLSDon’t ever let good enough be good enough.
BILL PARCELLSI talked to the team a lot about staying power. You never find out if you have that until you’ve been beaten down a few times.
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