If there’s one thing I can’t stand, it’s a quarterback who thinks playing quarterback is just about passing.
BILL PARCELLSThere is winning and there is misery.
More Bill Parcells Quotes
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It’s better to decide wrongly than weakly. If you’re weak, you’re likely to be wrong anyway.
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The thing I really look for in this business is there are guys who are into football and there are guys who are in the profession for other reasons.
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There’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.
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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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Why would you live your life worrying about something that’s not going to happen?
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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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Nowadays, if you are afraid of confrontation, you are not going to do very well.
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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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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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If they want you to cook the dinner, at least they ought to let you shop for some of the groceries.
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By and large, I’ve been healthy all my life.
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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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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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I think there are a lot of good people, a lot of good football guys in the NFL.
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My expectations are greater than the average fan’s but, I’m more realistic than the top prognosticators.
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