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.
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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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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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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I’m a little superstitious.
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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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My entire life has been spent thinking about this game. That’s pretty narrow… I don’t view myself as a person who’s well-versed in very many subjects. I’m not proud of that.
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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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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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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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You lose with potential. You win with performance.
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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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By and large, I’ve been healthy all my life.
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Blame no one. Expect nothing. Do something.
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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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There are two sides to a pancake. One is brown and fluffy; the other is burnt.
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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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