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.
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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Creatures of similar plumages habitually congregate in places of closest proximity.
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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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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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Success is never final, but failure can be.
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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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I’ll call somebody ‘dumb’ or ‘stupid’ if they make a dumb or stupid play. I don’t know any other word for it, and if they don’t like the word, that’s too bad.
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A team divided against itself can break down at any moment. The least bit of pressure or adversity will crack it apart
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Potential means you haven’t done anything yet.
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I’m a little superstitious.
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If I have affected someone in a positive way, that means a lot to me.
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There are two things in New York, euphoria and disaster.
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There’s a line, players usually don’t cross it and coaches usually don’t cross it. Every once in a while you get a little temper tantrum on both sides, I certainly have had ’em. I’m not proud of those.
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The only players I hurt with my words are the ones who have an inflated opinion of their ability.
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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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Never let the world define you as less than Great.
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