Blame no one. Expect nothing. Do something.
BILL PARCELLSThere’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.
More Bill Parcells Quotes
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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 quarterback is in charge of the chuck wagon. He’s handing it out here and there, but he can’t just throw it out there indiscriminately or the wolves will get him.
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When I was coaching with the Patriots, the players pulled a practical joke and I said, ‘Do you think I’m Charlie the Tuna, like a sucker?’ After that, they called me Tuna.
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Nowadays, if you are afraid of confrontation, you are not going to do very well.
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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 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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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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Success is never final, but failure can be.
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You don’t get any medal for trying something, you get medals for results.
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We’re not playing solitaire out here.
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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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If you have fun, fine. It’s not all life and death.
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Never let the world define you as less than Great.
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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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The media dwells mostly on negativity.
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