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.
BILL PARCELLSLook, 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.
More Bill Parcells Quotes
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We’re not playing solitaire out here.
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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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Nowadays, if you are afraid of confrontation, you are not going to do very well.
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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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By and large, I’ve been healthy all my life.
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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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I’m a little superstitious.
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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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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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If I have affected someone in a positive way, that means a lot to me.
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You don’t get any medal for trying something, you get medals for results.
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Give role players love. Praise can be most valuable when it’s merited by someone whose supporting role is often overlooked
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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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Potential means you haven’t done anything yet.
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I was fighting every windmill, especially when I was in college.
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