It’s a lot easier to lose than it is to win. It’s easier, but it’s not more comfortable.
BILL PARCELLSThere’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.
More Bill Parcells Quotes
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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 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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Nowadays, if you are afraid of confrontation, you are not going to do very well.
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We’re not playing solitaire out here.
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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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I was fighting every windmill, especially when I was in college.
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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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If the players don’t trust the coach, it is a problem, and vice versa.
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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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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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I don’t look at a problem and put variables in there that don’t affect it.
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I have a house in Saratoga Springs.
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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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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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The media dwells mostly on negativity.
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