Why would you live your life worrying about something that’s not going to happen?
BILL PARCELLSMy 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.
More Bill Parcells Quotes
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If the players don’t trust the coach, it is a problem, and vice versa.
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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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There are two sides to a pancake. One is brown and fluffy; the other is burnt.
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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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I’m a little superstitious.
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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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You don’t get any medal for trying something, you get medals for results.
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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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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 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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Hey fellas! This is what you work all off season for. This is why you lift all them weights! This is why you do all that!
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Any penalty – I’ve told you a hundred times – can be eliminated by concentration or good judgment.
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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’m not really in the excuse business.
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I think there are a lot of good people, a lot of good football guys in the NFL.
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