We’re not playing solitaire out here.
BILL PARCELLSIf I have affected someone in a positive way, that means a lot to me.
More Bill Parcells Quotes
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Never let the world define you as less than Great.
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You lose with potential. You win with performance.
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Creatures of similar plumages habitually congregate in places of closest proximity.
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I’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.
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Look, coaching is about human interaction and trying to know your players. Any coach would tell you that. I’m no different.
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I’m not really in the excuse business.
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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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Hey fellas! This is what you work all off season for. This is why you lift all them weights! This is why you do all that!
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Blame no one. Expect nothing. Do something.
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The thing I really look for in this business is there are guys who are into football and there are guys who are in the profession for other reasons.
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I was fighting every windmill, especially when I was in college.
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I don’t like celebrity quarterbacks. We don’t need those. We need battlefield commanders.
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There is winning and there is misery.
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Success is never final, but failure can be.
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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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Don’t tell me about the pain. Show me the baby.
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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 more you prepare beforehand, the more relaxed and creative and effective you’ll be when it counts.
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There are two sides to a pancake. One is brown and fluffy; the other is burnt.
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If I have affected someone in a positive way, that means a lot to me.
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Resourceful coaches strive to have more ways to win than the other team.
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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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If the players don’t trust the coach, it is a problem, and vice versa.
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There’s no grey area, there’s instant gratification and there are no quarterly reports. We’re not just doing a little bit better. You know every Sunday what happened.
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When Super Bowl time comes around, I get jealous.
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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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