Accept false steps as opportunities to learn. It’s one thing to hate failure, it’s another to fear it.
BILL PARCELLSI’m trying to keep my own house from burning down. I can’t worry about someone else’s house.
More Bill Parcells Quotes
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When Super Bowl time comes around, I get jealous.
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I’m a little superstitious.
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It’s a very easy thing to say, ‘Go get a backup quarterback.’ Now tell me where to get them. You just can’t dial them up.
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There are two sides to a pancake. One is brown and fluffy; the other is burnt.
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You don’t get any medal for trying something, you get medals for results.
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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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Winning coaches look for opportunities to praise. Anything that reflects a commitment to the team is praiseworthy
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It’s a lot easier to lose than it is to win. It’s easier, but it’s not more comfortable.
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I’ve been around enough to know what it takes to get a team to reach its potential, and I want players who want to reach their potential.
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Creatures of similar plumages habitually congregate in places of closest proximity.
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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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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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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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You get too old to lose. When you were a young guy, you bounced back from losses.
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Why would you live your life worrying about something that’s not going to happen?
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