Bill Parcells
Bill Parcells
Duane Charles "Bill" Parcells is a former American football head coach, both in college with the Air Force Falcons, and the National Football League with the New York Giants, New England Patriots, New York Jets, and Dallas Cowboys and is currently a "Courtesy Consultant" for the Cleveland Browns. He is known as "The Big Tuna", a nickname about the shape of his physique derived from a team joke during his tenure as linebackers coach of the New England Patriots...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth22 August 1941
CityEnglewood, NJ
CountryUnited States of America
A good teacher creates an environment which allows the student to succeed.
Don't tell me about the pain. Show me the baby.
Winning coaches look for opportunities to praise. Anything that reflects a commitment to the team is praiseworthy
You lose with potential. You win with performance.
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. Once you have done everything that you possibly can - you've put forth your greatest effort - then I can live with whatever's next.
Knowledge is confidence. And confidence lets you play fast.
If they want you to cook the dinner, at least they ought to let you shop for some of the groceries.
Accept false steps as opportunities to learn. It's one thing to hate failure, it's another to fear it.
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
A coach wouldn’t throw you to the wolves if he didn’t think you had some wolf in you.
The more you prepare beforehand, the more relaxed and creative and effective you’ll be when it counts.
What sets disciplined people apart? - The capacity to get past distractions. Focus on the task at hand.
A team divided against itself can break down at any moment. The least bit of pressure or adversity will crack it apart