You can only really yell at the players you trust.
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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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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Something goes wrong, I yell at them -‘Fix it’- whether it’s their fault or not. You can only really yell at the players you trust.
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A coach wouldn’t throw you to the wolves if he didn’t think you had some wolf in you.
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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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There’s no grey area, there’s instant gratification and there are no quarterly reports. We’re not just doing a little bit better. You know every Sunday what happened.
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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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The quarterback is in charge of the chuck wagon. He’s handing it out here and there, but he can’t just throw it out there indiscriminately or the wolves will get him.
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If you have fun, fine. It’s not all life and death.
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I’m not really in the excuse business.
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When Super Bowl time comes around, I get jealous.
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Don’t tell me about the pain. Show me the baby.
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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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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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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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