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.
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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Why would you live your life worrying about something that’s not going to happen?
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Success is never final, but failure can be.
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There is winning and there is misery.
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I 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.
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Hey fellas! This is what you work all off season for. This is why you lift all them weights! This is why you do all that!
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Blame no one. Expect nothing. Do something.
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I have a house in Saratoga Springs.
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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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Accept false steps as opportunities to learn. It’s one thing to hate failure, it’s another to fear it.
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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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Potential means you haven’t done anything yet.
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Creatures of similar plumages habitually congregate in places of closest proximity.
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Never let the world define you as less than Great.
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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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Look, coaching is about human interaction and trying to know your players. Any coach would tell you that. I’m no different.
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