Here are some Bill Parcells notes that I recently went through:Locker Room Signs
1. Individuals Win Games but Teams Win Titles
2. Blame Nobody. Expect Nothing. Do Something.
There are 3 fights that a team has to fight every day
1. Division from within (team chemistry, roles)
2. Competition (your opponents)
3. Outside influences (family, friends)
*Super Bowl XXV team's mantra: "Make the Other Team Quit"
*If they don't bite as pups they probably don't bite
*Losers assemble in small groups and complain abou the coaches and other players. Winners assemble as a TEAM and find ways to win.
*In a competitive atmosphere, to stay the same is to regress
*How to know when to back off conditioning in practice: pay attention to the two best conditioned athletes on the team. When they start showing fatigue, stop. If they're dragging, the rest of them are a lot worse.
*Because it's impossible to control every element of the locker room, he gets 5 or 6 players ("his guys") to speak his message for him and who are his eyes and ears and completely devoted to him.
