black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

I’m trying to keep my own house from burning down. I can’t worry about someone else’s house.

Bill Parcells

I’m not really in the excuse business.
BILL PARCELLS

Excuse Football Game Inspiring
There is winning and there is misery.
BILL PARCELLS

Misery Sports Winning
If you have fun, fine. It’s not all life and death.
BILL PARCELLS

Death Fine Fun Life
You can only really yell at the players you trust.
BILL PARCELLS

Coaching Player Sports
It’s better to decide wrongly than weakly. If you’re weak, you’re likely to be wrong anyway.
BILL PARCELLS

Anyway Attitude Better Weak
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.
BILL PARCELLS

Football Guy Looks Profession Reason
Look, coaching is about human interaction and trying to know your players. Any coach would tell you that. I’m no different.
BILL PARCELLS

Coaching Different Game InterAction Player
If I have affected someone in a positive way, that means a lot to me.
BILL PARCELLS

Affected Mean Way
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 PARCELLS

Coaching Player Think Thinking
You don’t get any medal for trying something, you get medals for results.
BILL PARCELLS

Game Inspiring Football Trying
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.
BILL PARCELLS

Beaten Down Motivational Sports Team
There are two sides to a pancake. One is brown and fluffy; the other is burnt.
BILL PARCELLS

Motivational Sports Two Sides
Any penalty – I’ve told you a hundred times – can be eliminated by concentration or good judgment.
BILL PARCELLS

Judgment Motivational Sports
Why would you live your life worrying about something that’s not going to happen?
BILL PARCELLS

Happens Life Live Worry
Resourceful coaches strive to have more ways to win than the other team.
BILL PARCELLS

Team Way Winning
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.
BILL PARCELLS

Motivational Perception Sports Team

I’m trying to keep my own house from burning down. I can’t worry about someone else’s house.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

I’m trying to keep my own house from burning down. I can’t worry about someone else’s house.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Bill Parcells Quotes