Confidence is only born out of one thing demonstrated ability. It is not born of anything else. You cannot dream up confidence. You cannot fabricate it. You cannot wish it. You have to accomplish it.
BILL PARCELLSI think there are a lot of good people, a lot of good football guys in the NFL.
More Bill Parcells Quotes
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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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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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By and large, I’ve been healthy all my life.
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Potential means you haven’t done anything yet.
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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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We’re not playing solitaire out here.
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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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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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Give role players love. Praise can be most valuable when it’s merited by someone whose supporting role is often overlooked
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Creatures of similar plumages habitually congregate in places of closest proximity.
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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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There’s a line, players usually don’t cross it and coaches usually don’t cross it. Every once in a while you get a little temper tantrum on both sides, I certainly have had ’em. I’m not proud of those.
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I 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.
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Never let the world define you as less than Great.
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I grew up under demanding people, that demanded things from you, expected you to toe the mark.
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