61+ Best Bill Parcells Quotes: Exclusive Selection

Duane Charles “Bill” Parcells, also known as “The Big Tuna”, is an American former football coach who was a head coach in the National Football League for 19 seasons. Parcells later served as the head coach of the New England Patriots, New York Jets, and Dallas Cowboys. Inspirational Bill Parcells quotes will motivate you to work hard, never give up and follow your dreams.

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Most Famous Bill Parcells Quotes

You lose with potential. You win with performance. Bill Parcells

There’s a line, players usually don’t cross it and coaches usually don’t cross it. Every once in a while you get a little temper tantrum on both sides, I certainly have had ’em. I’m not proud of those Bill Parcells

Something goes wrong, I yell at them Fix it  whether it’s their fault or not. You can only really yell at the players you trust. Bill Parcells

If the players don’t trust the coach, it is a problem, and vice versa. Bill Parcells

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. Bill Parcells

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. Bill Parcells

I just hate sloppy play, and we were fortunate to win. I don’t know whether they deserved to win any more than us, but we certainly did a lot to hurt our chances. Bill Parcells

There is winning and there is misery. Bill Parcells

Blame no one. Expect nothing. Do something. Bill Parcells

If you’re sensitive, you will have a hard time with me Bill Parcells

The only players I hurt with my words are the ones who have an inflated opinion of their ability. I can’t worry about that. Bill Parcells

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

I’ve been around enough to know what it takes to get a team to reach its potential, and I want players who want to reach their potential. Bill Parcells

Success is never final, but failure can be. Bill Parcells

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

If you have fun, fine. It’s not all life and death. Bill Parcells

Sometimes when everybody’s feeding you the cheese it’s hard not to eat it. Bill Parcells

The media dwells mostly on negativity. Bill Parcells

He was 100% supportive of his own teammates, the coaching staff, and the organization.  Bill Parcells

I can’t live my life worrying about something that might never happen. Bill Parcells

It was always who are we playing and where? I’m still doing it. Nothing has changed. It’s still, Who are we playing today?  Bill Parcells

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

I’m not really in the excuse business. Bill Parcells

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

I just try to do the best job I possibly can put the blinders on, go to work and be the best you can possibly be. Bill Parcells

I don’t look at a problem and put variables in there that don’t affect it. Bill Parcells

I am in good health and feel lucky to have been able to coach in the NFL for an extended period of time. Bill Parcells

Creatures of similar plumages habitually congregate in places of closest proximity. Bill Parcells

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

Never let the world define you as less than Great. Bill Parcells

Don’t worry about it. It’s just a bunch of guys with an odd shaped ball. Bill Parcells

I’m not really in the excuse business. Bill Parcells

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

It’s a lot easier to lose than it is to win. It’s easier, but it’s not more comfortable. Bill Parcells

Success is never final, but failure can be. Bill Parcells

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

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

There are two sides to a pancake. One is brown and fluffy; the other is burnt. Bill Parcells

So if the players trust the coach, it’s not a problem. If the players don’t trust the coach, it is a problem, and vice versa. Bill Parcells

Knowledge is confidence. And confidence lets you play fast. 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

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

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

God’s been good to me, He really has. Bill Parcells

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

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

If the man in the glass is your friend. If you can’t look him straight in the eye. If you’ve cheated the man in the glass. Bill Parcells

I’ve been around enough to know what it takes to get a team to reach its potential, and I want players who want to reach their potential Bill Parcells

My full intention is, I’m going to be 70 years old in August, and I’m enjoying my time now. Bill Parcells

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

Well, this isn’t high school football we’re playing here. You know, you’re – that’s what you’re charged with doing when you become a professional coach. I would probably, deep down, agree with that person. Bill Parcells

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

I was an assistant coach for many years, and Bob at a young age was a head coach. So I think we were both in our formative years in coaching at that time. Bill Parcells

Nowadays, if you are afraid of confrontation, you are not going to do very well. Bill Parcells

We have an inordinate number of penalties. Some are affecting our ability to win games. We have to do a much better job in that area, or we are not going to be successful. Bill Parcells

You can’t dream up confidence. Confidence is born of demonstrated ability. Bill Parcells

I was fighting every windmill, especially when I was in college. Bill Parcells

Emmitt Smith is someone that I have great respect for as a player, a competitor and a person. His contributions to the organization and the NFL speak for themselves. Bill Parcells