I grew up under demanding people, that demanded things from you, expected you to toe the mark.
BILL PARCELLSThe only players I hurt with my words are the ones who have an inflated opinion of their ability.
More Bill Parcells Quotes
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You lose with potential. You win with performance.
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What sets disciplined people apart? – The capacity to get past distractions. Focus on the task at hand.
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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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I have always felt like you really don’t have a genuine confidence unless you demonstrate the ability to do something. You can talk about it, but you have to demonstrate it.
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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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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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In the end, I’ve found, people like the direct approach. It’s much more valuable to them to have a leader who’s absolutely clear and open than to have one who soft-soaps or talks in circles.
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If you have fun, fine. It’s not all life and death.
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Don’t ever let good enough be good enough.
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Success is never final, but failure can be.
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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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I have a house in Saratoga Springs.
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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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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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