Success is never final, but failure can be.
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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I’m trying to keep my own house from burning down. I can’t worry about someone else’s house.
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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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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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Winning coaches look for opportunities to praise. Anything that reflects a commitment to the team is praiseworthy
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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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If the players don’t trust the coach, it is a problem, and vice versa.
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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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Don’t ever let good enough be good enough.
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Never let the world define you as less than Great.
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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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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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The more you prepare beforehand, the more relaxed and creative and effective you’ll be when it counts.
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All the backs in the history of this game are the same when there isn’t any hole to run through.
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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 grew up under demanding people, that demanded things from you, expected you to toe the mark.
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