The more you prepare beforehand, the more relaxed and creative and effective you’ll be when it counts.
BILL PARCELLSThe 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.
More Bill Parcells Quotes
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I was fighting every windmill, especially when I was in college.
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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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There are two sides to a pancake. One is brown and fluffy; the other is burnt.
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Resourceful coaches strive to have more ways to win than the other team.
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I only want my team to play to its potential, as I perceive it to be. I really don’t have any regard for anyone else’s perception.
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You can only really yell at the players you trust.
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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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The media dwells mostly on negativity.
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If the players don’t trust the coach, it is a problem, and vice versa.
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It’s better to decide wrongly than weakly. If you’re weak, you’re likely to be wrong anyway.
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Potential means you haven’t done anything yet.
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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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Nowadays, if you are afraid of confrontation, you are not going to do very well.
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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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There are two things in New York, euphoria and disaster.
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