It’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 PARCELLSCreatures of similar plumages habitually congregate in places of closest proximity.
More Bill Parcells Quotes
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I’m not really in the excuse business.
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I love the game. I think it’s a great game because you find out a lot about yourself. You test your mettle every week.
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If you got anything to you at all as an athlete and a competitor, you don’t care what the circumstances are. You still got competition.
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My expectations are greater than the average fan’s but, I’m more realistic than the top prognosticators.
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I don’t like celebrity quarterbacks. We don’t need those. We need battlefield commanders.
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If I have affected someone in a positive way, that means a lot to me.
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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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I have a house in Saratoga Springs.
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I 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.
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Blame no one. Expect nothing. Do something.
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Something goes wrong, I yell at them -‘Fix it’- whether it’s their fault or not. You can only really yell at the players you trust.
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The media dwells mostly on negativity.
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It’s better to decide wrongly than weakly. If you’re weak, you’re likely to be wrong anyway.
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There’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.
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You lose with potential. You win with performance.
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