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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Creatures of similar plumages habitually congregate in places of closest proximity.
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The media dwells mostly on negativity.
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All the backs in the history of this game are the same when there isn’t any hole to run through.
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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 talked to the team a lot about staying power. You never find out if you have that until you’ve been beaten down a few times.
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You are what your record says you are.
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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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I’m not really in the excuse business.
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The quarterback is in charge of the chuck wagon. He’s handing it out here and there, but he can’t just throw it out there indiscriminately or the wolves will get him.
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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 was fighting every windmill, especially when I was in college.
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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.
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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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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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