Winning coaches look for opportunities to praise. Anything that reflects a commitment to the team is praiseworthy
BILL PARCELLSThe 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.
More Bill Parcells Quotes
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My expectations are greater than the average fan’s but, I’m more realistic than the top prognosticators.
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I only want my team to play to its potential, as I perceive it to be. I really don’t have any regard for anyone else’s perception.
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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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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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It’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.
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You don’t get any medal for trying something, you get medals for results.
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I’m not really in the excuse business.
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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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If you got anything to you at all as an athlete and a competitor, you don’t care what the circumstances are. You still got competition.
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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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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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Hey fellas! This is what you work all off season for. This is why you lift all them weights! This is why you do all that!
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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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No matter how much you’ve won, no matter how many games, no matter how many championships, no matter how many Super Bowls, you’re not winning now, so you stink.
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By and large, I’ve been healthy all my life.
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