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.
BILL PARCELLSIt’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.
More Bill Parcells Quotes
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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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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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Look, 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.
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You don’t get any medal for trying something, you get medals for results.
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Potential means you haven’t done anything yet.
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Any penalty – I’ve told you a hundred times – can be eliminated by concentration or good judgment.
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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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My entire life has been spent thinking about this game. That’s pretty narrow… I don’t view myself as a person who’s well-versed in very many subjects. I’m not proud of that.
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I’m not really in the excuse business.
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I’m a little superstitious.
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A team divided against itself can break down at any moment. The least bit of pressure or adversity will crack it apart
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I see a little progress, … So as long as I keep seeing that, then I’m willing to give him everything I’ve got.
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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.
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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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