Bill Parcells Quotes

Losers assemble in small groups & complain, winners assemble as a team & find ways to win.

You are what your record says you are.

If they want you to cook the dinner, at least they ought to let you shop for some of the groceries.

Blame no one. Expect nothing. Do something.

The more you prepare beforehand, the more relaxed and creative and effective you’ll be when it counts.

Don't ever let good enough be good enough.

You can easily separate 'team guys' from 'me guys' by how they accept coaching. The guys that accept it are about winning

What sets disciplined people apart? - The capacity to get past distractions. Focus on the task at hand.

A coach wouldn’t throw you to the wolves if he didn’t think you had some wolf in you.

Potential means you haven't done anything yet.

I like linebackers. I collect 'em. You can't have too many good ones.

A team divided against itself can break down at any moment. The least bit of pressure or adversity will crack it apart

If I have affected someone in a positive way, that means a lot to me.

You lose with potential. You win with performance.

Accept false steps as opportunities to learn. It's one thing to hate failure, it's another to fear it.

A good teacher creates an environment which allows the student to succeed.

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!

You don't get any medal for trying something, you get medals for results.

There is winning and there is misery.

No matter how much you've won, no matter how many games, no matter how many championships, no matter how many Super Bowls, you're not winning now, so you stink.

It's better to decide wrongly than weakly. If you're weak, you're likely to be wrong anyway.

The only players I hurt with my words are the ones who have an inflated opinion of their ability.

Knowledge is confidence. And confidence lets you play fast.

If there's one thing I can't stand, it's a quarterback who thinks playing quarterback is just about passing.

Winning coaches look for opportunities to praise. Anything that reflects a commitment to the team is praiseworthy

Don't tell me about the pain. Show me the baby.

I think confrontation is healthy, because it clears the air very quickly.

Look, coaching is about human interaction and trying to know your players. Any coach would tell you that. I'm no different.

My job is to call attention to the things that I think are the difference between winning and losing. If I can't do that then I have failed as a coach.

Give role players love. Praise can be most valuable when it’s merited by someone whose supporting role is often overlooked

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.

You can only really yell at the players you trust.

Individuals play the game, but teams win championships.

Well, I've had a long standing relationship with Gatorade and they've been very, very good to me. And I believe in their products, I really do. I've used them for many, many years.

In 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.

Never let the world define you as less than Great.

You can't dream up confidence. Confidence is born of demonstrated ability.

I don't have to make examples out of players to establish my own place. I don't feel like I have to.

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.

I think there are a lot of good people, a lot of good football guys in the NFL.

Success is never final, but failure can be.

I can't live my life worrying about something that might never happen.

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

I grew up under demanding people, that demanded things from you, expected you to toe the mark.

My expectations are greater than the average fan's but, I'm more realistic than the top prognosticators.

The time to worry is before you place the bet - not after the wheel is spinning. Once it spins, you forget about it.

I'll call somebody 'dumb' or 'stupid' if they make a dumb or stupid play. I don't know any other word for it, and if they don't like the word, that's too bad.

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.

I don't like celebrity quarterbacks. We don't need those. We need battlefield commanders.

Resourceful coaches strive to have more ways to win than the other team.