You don’t get any medal for trying something, you get medals for results.
BILL PARCELLSA coach wouldn’t throw you to the wolves if he didn’t think you had some wolf in you.
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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Nowadays, if you are afraid of confrontation, you are not going to do very well.
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I was fighting every windmill, especially when I was in college.
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There are two sides to a pancake. One is brown and fluffy; the other is burnt.
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Potential means you haven’t done anything yet.
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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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You lose with potential. You win with performance.
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You are what your record says you are.
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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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What sets disciplined people apart? – The capacity to get past distractions. Focus on the task at hand.
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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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I don’t look at a problem and put variables in there that don’t affect it.
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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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Resourceful coaches strive to have more ways to win than the other team.
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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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