Success is never final, but failure can be.
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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Don’t ever let good enough be good enough.
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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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The only players I hurt with my words are the ones who have an inflated opinion of their ability.
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The more you prepare beforehand, the more relaxed and creative and effective you’ll be when it counts.
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Never let the world define you as less than Great.
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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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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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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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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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If I have affected someone in a positive way, that means a lot to me.
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I don’t like celebrity quarterbacks. We don’t need those. We need battlefield commanders.
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In the end, I’ve found, people like the direct approach. It’s much more valuable to them to have a leader who’s absolutely clear and open than to have one who soft-soaps or talks in circles.
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God’s been good to me, He really has.
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There is winning and there is misery.
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I’m a little superstitious.
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