No matter how much you’ve won, no matter how many games, no matter how many championships, no matter how many Super Bowls, you’re not winning now, so you stink.
BILL PARCELLSGive role players love. Praise can be most valuable when it’s merited by someone whose supporting role is often overlooked
More Bill Parcells Quotes
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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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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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It’s better to decide wrongly than weakly. If you’re weak, you’re likely to be wrong anyway.
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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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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’m trying to keep my own house from burning down. I can’t worry about someone else’s house.
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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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Potential means you haven’t done anything yet.
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A coach wouldn’t throw you to the wolves if he didn’t think you had some wolf in you.
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If I have affected someone in a positive way, that means a lot to me.
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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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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.
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Why would you live your life worrying about something that’s not going to happen?
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Creatures of similar plumages habitually congregate in places of closest proximity.
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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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