There are two sides to a pancake. One is brown and fluffy; the other is burnt.
BILL PARCELLSIn 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.
More Bill Parcells Quotes
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When Super Bowl time comes around, I get jealous.
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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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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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Accept false steps as opportunities to learn. It’s one thing to hate failure, it’s another to fear it.
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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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Don’t tell me about the pain. Show me the baby.
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I was fighting every windmill, especially when I was in college.
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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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All the backs in the history of this game are the same when there isn’t any hole to run through.
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Resourceful coaches strive to have more ways to win than the other team.
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I’m not really in the excuse business.
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There are two things in New York, euphoria and disaster.
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There is winning and there is misery.
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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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There’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.
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