Confidence is only born out of one thing demonstrated ability. It is not born of anything else. You cannot dream up confidence. You cannot fabricate it. You cannot wish it. You have to accomplish it.
BILL PARCELLSIt’s a lot easier to lose than it is to win. It’s easier, but it’s not more comfortable.
More Bill Parcells Quotes
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There is winning and there is misery.
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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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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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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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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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We’re not playing solitaire out here.
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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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Any penalty – I’ve told you a hundred times – can be eliminated by concentration or good judgment.
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Blame no one. Expect nothing. Do something.
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If you have fun, fine. It’s not all life and death.
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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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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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A coach wouldn’t throw you to the wolves if he didn’t think you had some wolf in you.
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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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