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.
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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You are what your record says you are.
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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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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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I’m glad we were able to win this last one. I saw some good things tonight, … It’s just preseason, but we ran the ball good. I’m happy about that, and the first-team offense was pretty sharp.
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I don’t like celebrity quarterbacks. We don’t need those. We need battlefield commanders.
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If the players don’t trust the coach, it is a problem, and vice versa.
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I was fighting every windmill, especially when I was in college.
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Blame no one. Expect nothing. Do something.
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You get too old to lose. When you were a young guy, you bounced back from losses.
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You lose with potential. You win with performance.
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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 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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If you have fun, fine. It’s not all life and death.
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There is winning and there is misery.
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Why would you live your life worrying about something that’s not going to happen?
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