A team divided against itself can break down at any moment. The least bit of pressure or adversity will crack it apart
BILL PARCELLSI’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.
More Bill Parcells Quotes
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I think there are a lot of good people, a lot of good football guys in the NFL.
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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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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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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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I’m a little superstitious.
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Success is never final, but failure can be.
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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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There are two things in New York, euphoria and disaster.
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Creatures of similar plumages habitually congregate in places of closest proximity.
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When Super Bowl time comes around, I get jealous.
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Why would you live your life worrying about something that’s not going to happen?
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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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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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Don’t ever let good enough be good enough.
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Potential means you haven’t done anything yet.
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