I was fighting every windmill, especially when I was in college.
BILL PARCELLSI 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.
More Bill Parcells Quotes
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In the end, I’ve found, people like the direct approach. It’s much more valuable to them to have a leader who’s absolutely clear and open than to have one who soft-soaps or talks in circles.
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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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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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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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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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The only players I hurt with my words are the ones who have an inflated opinion of their ability.
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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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There are two things in New York, euphoria and disaster.
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Never let the world define you as less than Great.
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By and large, I’ve been healthy all my life.
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I’m not really in the excuse business.
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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 you have fun, fine. It’s not all life and death.
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I’m glad we were able to win this last one. I saw some good things tonight, … It’s just preseason, but we ran the ball good. I’m happy about that, and the first-team offense was pretty sharp.
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You don’t get any medal for trying something, you get medals for results.
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