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.
BILL PARCELLSWhen Super Bowl time comes around, I get jealous.
More Bill Parcells Quotes
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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.
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Why would you live your life worrying about something that’s not going to happen?
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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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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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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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Look, coaching is about human interaction and trying to know your players. Any coach would tell you that. I’m no different.
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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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If I have affected someone in a positive way, that means a lot to me.
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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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A coach wouldn’t throw you to the wolves if he didn’t think you had some wolf in you.
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You get too old to lose. When you were a young guy, you bounced back from losses.
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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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Creatures of similar plumages habitually congregate in places of closest proximity.
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You are what your record says you are.
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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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