There is winning and there is misery.
BILL PARCELLSAccept false steps as opportunities to learn. It’s one thing to hate failure, it’s another to fear it.
More Bill Parcells Quotes
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When Super Bowl time comes around, I get jealous.
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I don’t like celebrity quarterbacks. We don’t need those. We need battlefield commanders.
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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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I’m a little superstitious.
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Well, 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. I’ve used them for many, many years.
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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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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 only players I hurt with my words are the ones who have an inflated opinion of their ability.
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The more you prepare beforehand, the more relaxed and creative and effective you’ll be when it counts.
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God’s been good to me, He really has.
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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’ve been around enough to know what it takes to get a team to reach its potential, and I want players who want to reach their potential.
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Nowadays, if you are afraid of confrontation, you are not going to do very well.
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Winning coaches look for opportunities to praise. Anything that reflects a commitment to the team is praiseworthy
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I’m glad we were able to win this last one. I saw some good things tonight, … It’s just preseason, but we ran the ball good. I’m happy about that, and the first-team offense was pretty sharp.
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