There are two sides to a pancake. One is brown and fluffy; the other is burnt.
BILL PARCELLSWhen I was coaching with the Patriots, the players pulled a practical joke and I said, ‘Do you think I’m Charlie the Tuna, like a sucker?’ After that, they called me Tuna.
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I see a little progress, … So as long as I keep seeing that, then I’m willing to give him everything I’ve got.
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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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Never let the world define you as less than Great.
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You lose with potential. You win with performance.
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You can only really yell at the players you trust.
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I don’t like celebrity quarterbacks. We don’t need those. We need battlefield commanders.
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Look, when you are starting to put something together, you want the pudding to come out good. You’re trying to put in the right ingredients.
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The media dwells mostly on negativity.
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Potential means you haven’t done anything yet.
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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 grew up under demanding people, that demanded things from you, expected you to toe the mark.
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It’s a very easy thing to say, ‘Go get a backup quarterback.’ Now tell me where to get them. You just can’t dial them up.
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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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The only players I hurt with my words are the ones who have an inflated opinion of their ability.
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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.
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