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.
BILL PARCELLSThere are two sides to a pancake. One is brown and fluffy; the other is burnt.
More Bill Parcells Quotes
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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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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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You don’t get any medal for trying something, you get medals for results.
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Don’t ever let good enough be good enough.
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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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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’m not really in the excuse business.
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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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I grew up under demanding people, that demanded things from you, expected you to toe the mark.
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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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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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Success is never final, but failure can be.
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There is winning and there is misery.
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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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No matter how much you’ve won, no matter how many games, no matter how many championships, no matter how many Super Bowls, you’re not winning now, so you stink.
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