I’m trying to keep my own house from burning down. I can’t worry about someone else’s house.
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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I spent a lot of time with my teams, especially in the East Coast teams, talking about dealing with the elements a lot of time, and a lot of instruction about field position and those kind of things. I like that variable.
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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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Look, 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.
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Why would you live your life worrying about something that’s not going to happen?
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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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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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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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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 was fighting every windmill, especially when I was in college.
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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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There are two things in New York, euphoria and disaster.
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I’m a little superstitious.
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Don’t ever let good enough be good enough.
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Any penalty – I’ve told you a hundred times – can be eliminated by concentration or good judgment.
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If they want you to cook the dinner, at least they ought to let you shop for some of the groceries.
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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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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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Blame no one. Expect nothing. Do something.
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The more you prepare beforehand, the more relaxed and creative and effective you’ll be when it counts.
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You lose with potential. You win with performance.
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Well, I’ve had a long standing relationship with Gatorade and they’ve been very, very good to me. And I believe in their products, I really do. I’ve used them for many, many years.
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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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Don’t tell me about the pain. Show me the baby.
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If the players don’t trust the coach, it is a problem, and vice versa.
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You don’t get any medal for trying something, you get medals for results.
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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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