You don’t get any medal for trying something, you get medals for results.
BILL PARCELLSIf I have affected someone in a positive way, that means a lot to me.
More Bill Parcells Quotes
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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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Nowadays, if you are afraid of confrontation, you are not going to do very well.
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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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Look, 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.
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The only players I hurt with my words are the ones who have an inflated opinion of their ability.
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All the backs in the history of this game are the same when there isn’t any hole to run through.
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Well, I’ve had a long standing relationship with Gatorade and they’ve been very, very good to me. And I believe in their products, I really do. I’ve used them for many, many years.
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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 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.
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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 have a house in Saratoga Springs.
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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.
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By and large, I’ve been healthy all my life.
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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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We’re not playing solitaire out here.
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