Don’t tell me about the pain. Show me the baby.
BILL PARCELLSIn the end, I’ve found, people like the direct approach. It’s much more valuable to them to have a leader who’s absolutely clear and open than to have one who soft-soaps or talks in circles.
More Bill Parcells Quotes
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I’m a little superstitious.
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You lose with potential. You win with performance.
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By and large, I’ve been healthy all my life.
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You don’t get any medal for trying something, you get medals for results.
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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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I have always felt like you really don’t have a genuine confidence unless you demonstrate the ability to do something. You can talk about it, but you have to demonstrate it.
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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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A coach wouldn’t throw you to the wolves if he didn’t think you had some wolf in you.
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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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The only players I hurt with my words are the ones who have an inflated opinion of their ability.
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If they want you to cook the dinner, at least they ought to let you shop for some of the groceries.
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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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There are two sides to a pancake. One is brown and fluffy; the other is burnt.
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Confidence is only born out of one thing demonstrated ability. It is not born of anything else. You cannot dream up confidence. You cannot fabricate it. You cannot wish it. You have to accomplish it.
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If you have fun, fine. It’s not all life and death.
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