There are two sides to a pancake. One is brown and fluffy; the other is burnt.
BILL PARCELLSThere are two things in New York, euphoria and disaster.
More Bill Parcells Quotes
-
-
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.
BILL PARCELLS -
We’re not playing solitaire out here.
BILL PARCELLS -
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.
BILL PARCELLS -
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 -
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!
BILL PARCELLS -
I’m a little superstitious.
BILL PARCELLS -
Nowadays, if you are afraid of confrontation, you are not going to do very well.
BILL PARCELLS -
Why would you live your life worrying about something that’s not going to happen?
BILL PARCELLS -
Look, coaching is about human interaction and trying to know your players. Any coach would tell you that. I’m no different.
BILL PARCELLS -
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.
BILL PARCELLS -
Resourceful coaches strive to have more ways to win than the other team.
BILL PARCELLS -
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.
BILL PARCELLS -
The more you prepare beforehand, the more relaxed and creative and effective you’ll be when it counts.
BILL PARCELLS -
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 PARCELLS -
Accept false steps as opportunities to learn. It’s one thing to hate failure, it’s another to fear it.
BILL PARCELLS







