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.
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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By and large, I’ve been healthy all my life.
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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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Winning coaches look for opportunities to praise. Anything that reflects a commitment to the team is praiseworthy
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I’m a little superstitious.
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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.
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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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I’m not really in the excuse business.
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The media dwells mostly on negativity.
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What sets disciplined people apart? – The capacity to get past distractions. Focus on the task at hand.
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Never let the world define you as less than Great.
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I don’t look at a problem and put variables in there that don’t affect it.
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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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You get too old to lose. When you were a young guy, you bounced back from losses.
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I’ll call somebody ‘dumb’ or ‘stupid’ if they make a dumb or stupid play. I don’t know any other word for it, and if they don’t like the word, that’s too bad.
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There is winning and there is misery.
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