Accept false steps as opportunities to learn. It’s one thing to hate failure, it’s another to fear it.
BILL PARCELLSIf I have affected someone in a positive way, that means a lot to me.
More Bill Parcells Quotes
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I’m a little superstitious.
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What sets disciplined people apart? – The capacity to get past distractions. Focus on the task at hand.
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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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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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God’s been good to me, He really has.
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If the players don’t trust the coach, it is a problem, and vice versa.
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By and large, I’ve been healthy all my life.
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We’re not playing solitaire out here.
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You don’t get any medal for trying something, you get medals for results.
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There is winning and there is misery.
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If there’s one thing I can’t stand, it’s a quarterback who thinks playing quarterback is just about passing.
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I’m trying to keep my own house from burning down. I can’t worry about someone else’s house.
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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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My 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.
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In the end, I’ve found, people like the direct approach. It’s much more valuable to them to have a leader who’s absolutely clear and open than to have one who soft-soaps or talks in circles.
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