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Give role players love. Praise can be most valuable when it’s merited by someone whose supporting role is often overlooked

Bill Parcells

You are what your record says you are.
BILL PARCELLS

Individual Records Say
I just try to do the best job I possibly can – put the blinders on, go to work and be the best you can possibly be. Once you have done everything that you possibly can – you’ve put forth your greatest effort – then I can live with whatever’s next.
BILL PARCELLS

Best Effort Job Possibly
There is winning and there is misery.
BILL PARCELLS

Misery Sports Winning
I spent a lot of time with my teams, especially in the East Coast teams, talking about dealing with the elements a lot of time, and a lot of instruction about field position and those kind of things. I like that variable.
BILL PARCELLS

Instruction Position Talking Team Variables
Any penalty – I’ve told you a hundred times – can be eliminated by concentration or good judgment.
BILL PARCELLS

Judgment Motivational Sports
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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Better Gratification Happened Quarterly Reports
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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Motivational Perception Sports Team
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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Balls Happy Preseason Sharp Team Winning
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.
BILL PARCELLS

Game Motivational Sports Sunday Think
Confidence is only born out of one thing demonstrated ability. It is not born of anything else. You cannot dream up confidence. You cannot fabricate it. You cannot wish it. You have to accomplish it.
BILL PARCELLS

Dream Wish Wrestling
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.
BILL PARCELLS

Coaching Player Think Thinking
I’m a little superstitious.
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Happen Littles Superstitious
I’m not really in the excuse business.
BILL PARCELLS

Excuse Football Game Inspiring
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 PARCELLS

Backup Easy Quarterback
Accept false steps as opportunities to learn. It’s one thing to hate failure, it’s another to fear it.
BILL PARCELLS

Hate Learn Opportunities Opportunity
All the backs in the history of this game are the same when there isn’t any hole to run through.
BILL PARCELLS

Games Holes Running

Give role players love. Praise can be most valuable when it’s merited by someone whose supporting role is often overlooked

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