Don’t ever let good enough be good enough.
BILL PARCELLSDon’t ever let good enough be good enough.
BILL PARCELLSThere’s a line, players usually don’t cross it and coaches usually don’t cross it. Every once in a while you get a little temper tantrum on both sides, I certainly have had ’em. I’m not proud of those.
BILL PARCELLSIf the players don’t trust the coach, it is a problem, and vice versa.
BILL PARCELLSGod’s been good to me, He really has.
BILL PARCELLSI’m a little superstitious.
BILL PARCELLSCreatures of similar plumages habitually congregate in places of closest proximity.
BILL PARCELLSI’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.
BILL PARCELLSLook, when you are starting to put something together, you want the pudding to come out good. You’re trying to put in the right ingredients.
BILL PARCELLSI only want my team to play to its potential, as I perceive it to be. I really don’t have any regard for anyone else’s perception.
BILL PARCELLSIt’s a very easy thing to say, ‘Go get a backup quarterback.’ Now tell me where to get them. You just can’t dial them up.
BILL PARCELLSNever let the world define you as less than Great.
BILL PARCELLSThere is winning and there is misery.
BILL PARCELLSA team divided against itself can break down at any moment. The least bit of pressure or adversity will crack it apart
BILL PARCELLSI love the game. I think it’s a great game because you find out a lot about yourself. You test your mettle every week.
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.
BILL PARCELLSI 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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