What sets disciplined people apart? – The capacity to get past distractions. Focus on the task at hand.
BILL PARCELLSYou don’t get any medal for trying something, you get medals for results.
More Bill Parcells Quotes
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I grew up under demanding people, that demanded things from you, expected you to toe the mark.
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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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When Super Bowl time comes around, I get jealous.
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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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Don’t ever let good enough be good enough.
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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.
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I love the game. I think it’s a great game because you find out a lot about yourself. You test your mettle every week.
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You lose with potential. You win with performance.
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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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Accept false steps as opportunities to learn. It’s one thing to hate failure, it’s another to fear it.
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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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The more you prepare beforehand, the more relaxed and creative and effective you’ll be when it counts.
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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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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 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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