When 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.
BILL PARCELLSSomething 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.
More Bill Parcells Quotes
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The media dwells mostly on negativity.
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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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I have a house in Saratoga Springs.
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Give role players love. Praise can be most valuable when it’s merited by someone whose supporting role is often overlooked
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I’m trying to keep my own house from burning down. I can’t worry about someone else’s house.
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I don’t like celebrity quarterbacks. We don’t need those. We need battlefield commanders.
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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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Resourceful coaches strive to have more ways to win than the other team.
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There are two sides to a pancake. One is brown and fluffy; the other is burnt.
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My entire life has been spent thinking about this game. That’s pretty narrow… I don’t view myself as a person who’s well-versed in very many subjects. I’m not proud of that.
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Success is never final, but failure can be.
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If the players don’t trust the coach, it is a problem, and vice versa.
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Never let the world define you as less than Great.
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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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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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