I think there are a lot of good people, a lot of good football guys in the NFL.
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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You are what your record says you are.
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You get too old to lose. When you were a young guy, you bounced back from losses.
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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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You lose with potential. You win with performance.
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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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A team divided against itself can break down at any moment. The least bit of pressure or adversity will crack it apart
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Accept false steps as opportunities to learn. It’s one thing to hate failure, it’s another to fear it.
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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’ll call somebody ‘dumb’ or ‘stupid’ if they make a dumb or stupid play. I don’t know any other word for it, and if they don’t like the word, that’s too bad.
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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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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.
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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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It’s better to decide wrongly than weakly. If you’re weak, you’re likely to be wrong anyway.
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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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