I love the game. I think it’s a great game because you find out a lot about yourself. You test your mettle every week.
BILL PARCELLSWhen Super Bowl time comes around, I get jealous.
More Bill Parcells Quotes
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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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You can only really yell at the players you trust.
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If I have affected someone in a positive way, that means a lot to me.
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If there’s one thing I can’t stand, it’s a quarterback who thinks playing quarterback is just about passing.
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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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If you have fun, fine. It’s not all life and death.
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A coach wouldn’t throw you to the wolves if he didn’t think you had some wolf in you.
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I’ve been around enough to know what it takes to get a team to reach its potential, and I want players who want to reach their potential.
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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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The thing I really look for in this business is there are guys who are into football and there are guys who are in the profession for other reasons.
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Resourceful coaches strive to have more ways to win than the other team.
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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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I’m trying to keep my own house from burning down. I can’t worry about someone else’s house.
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The only players I hurt with my words are the ones who have an inflated opinion of their ability.
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There is winning and there is misery.
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