You can only really yell at the players you trust.
BILL PARCELLSI 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.
More Bill Parcells Quotes
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I’m not really in the excuse business.
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It’s a lot easier to lose than it is to win. It’s easier, but it’s not more comfortable.
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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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I only want my team to play to its potential, as I perceive it to be. I really don’t have any regard for anyone else’s perception.
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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’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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It’s better to decide wrongly than weakly. If you’re weak, you’re likely to be wrong anyway.
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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 grew up under demanding people, that demanded things from you, expected you to toe the mark.
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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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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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I don’t look at a problem and put variables in there that don’t affect it.
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Why would you live your life worrying about something that’s not going to happen?
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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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The more you prepare beforehand, the more relaxed and creative and effective you’ll be when it counts.
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