Something goes wrong, I yell at them -‘Fix it’- whether it’s their fault or not. You can only really yell at the players you trust.
BILL PARCELLSSomething goes wrong, I yell at them -‘Fix it’- whether it’s their fault or not. You can only really yell at the players you trust.
BILL PARCELLSI 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.
BILL PARCELLSLook, 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.
BILL PARCELLSThe only players I hurt with my words are the ones who have an inflated opinion of their ability.
BILL PARCELLSWhy would you live your life worrying about something that’s not going to happen?
BILL PARCELLSResourceful coaches strive to have more ways to win than the other team.
BILL PARCELLSIt’s better to decide wrongly than weakly. If you’re weak, you’re likely to be wrong anyway.
BILL PARCELLSAccept false steps as opportunities to learn. It’s one thing to hate failure, it’s another to fear it.
BILL PARCELLSLook, coaching is about human interaction and trying to know your players. Any coach would tell you that. I’m no different.
BILL PARCELLSYou are what your record says you are.
BILL PARCELLSWhat sets disciplined people apart? – The capacity to get past distractions. Focus on the task at hand.
BILL PARCELLSThe more you prepare beforehand, the more relaxed and creative and effective you’ll be when it counts.
BILL PARCELLSPotential means you haven’t done anything yet.
BILL PARCELLSYou can only really yell at the players you trust.
BILL PARCELLSI just try to do the best job I possibly can – put the blinders on, go to work and be the best you can possibly be. Once you have done everything that you possibly can – you’ve put forth your greatest effort – then I can live with whatever’s next.
BILL PARCELLSYou get too old to lose. When you were a young guy, you bounced back from losses.
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