You don’t get any medal for trying something, you get medals for results.
BILL PARCELLSI have always felt like you really don’t have a genuine confidence unless you demonstrate the ability to do something. You can talk about it, but you have to demonstrate it.
More Bill Parcells Quotes
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Give role players love. Praise can be most valuable when it’s merited by someone whose supporting role is often overlooked
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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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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’m a little superstitious.
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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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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 are two things in New York, euphoria and disaster.
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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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Never let the world define you as less than Great.
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Don’t tell me about the pain. Show me the baby.
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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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You get too old to lose. When you were a young guy, you bounced back from losses.
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Don’t ever let good enough be good enough.
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I see a little progress, … So as long as I keep seeing that, then I’m willing to give him everything I’ve got.
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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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