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.
BILL PARCELLSLook, coaching is about human interaction and trying to know your players. Any coach would tell you that. I’m no different.
More Bill Parcells Quotes
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There are two things in New York, euphoria and disaster.
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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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You lose with potential. You win with performance.
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Nowadays, if you are afraid of confrontation, you are not going to do very well.
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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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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’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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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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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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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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There is winning and there is misery.
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You are what your record says you are.
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If they want you to cook the dinner, at least they ought to let you shop for some of the groceries.
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It’s a lot easier to lose than it is to win. It’s easier, but it’s not more comfortable.
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