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.
BILL PARCELLSResourceful coaches strive to have more ways to win than the other team.
More Bill Parcells Quotes
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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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Don’t ever let good enough be good enough.
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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 the players don’t trust the coach, it is a problem, and vice versa.
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I’m a little superstitious.
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Accept false steps as opportunities to learn. It’s one thing to hate failure, it’s another to fear it.
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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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Success is never final, but failure can be.
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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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The quarterback is in charge of the chuck wagon. He’s handing it out here and there, but he can’t just throw it out there indiscriminately or the wolves will get him.
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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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My expectations are greater than the average fan’s but, I’m more realistic than the top prognosticators.
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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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The media dwells mostly on negativity.
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Potential means you haven’t done anything yet.
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