Bill Parcells Quotes
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If I have affected someone in a positive way, that means a lot to me.
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If you're sensitive, you will have a hard time with me.
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When you don't know that you don't know, it's a lot different than when you do know that you don't know.
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Success is never final, but failure can be.
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God's been good to me, He really has. I don't know why he picked me out... Just think about it: I virtually coached in my hometown. From the middle of the Meadowlands field, it can't be but a couple of miles. I was lucky to do that.
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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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I've had a long standing relationship with Gatorade, and they've been very, very good to me. And I believe in their products; I really do.
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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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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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If there's one thing I can't stand, it's a quarterback who thinks playing quarterback is just about passing.
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I spent a lot of time with my teams, especially in the East Coast teams, talking about dealing with the elements a lot of time, and a lot of instruction about field position and those kind of things. I like that variable.
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I got more money than I can spend now.
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You ask yourself, 'What do you want your legacy to be?' I'm content at this point to say, 'Those who follow me.' Romeo Crennel, Bill Belichick, Sean Payton, to name a few. I think I've got a pretty good group, so far.
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I don't have to make examples out of players to establish my own place. I don't feel like I have to.
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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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When I was a young coach, there were people like Chuck Noll, Chuck Knox and Tom Landry who were there for me.
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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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The media dwells mostly on negativity.
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Nowadays, if you are afraid of confrontation, you are not going to do very well.
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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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I have a house in Saratoga Springs.
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If you have fun, fine. It's not all life and death.
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You as an individual coach have a responsibility to try to give those players who put themselves at risk and in harm's way a chance to achieve success, and that goes for universities and professional teams, as well.
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I was fighting every windmill, especially when I was in college.