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
Bill Parcells quotes about
It was a dumb thought process. The players bailed me out.
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.
You as an individual coach have a responsibility to try to give those players who put themselves at risk and in harm's way a chance to achieve success, and that goes for universities and professional teams, as well.
I'm not a bus-station kind of guy, but there are a few players here I'm not sure want to be here. They've got a brook-trout kind of look.
My entire life has been spent thinking about this game. That's pretty narrow... I don't view myself as a person who's well-versed in very many subjects. I'm not proud of that.
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.
If you're sensitive, you will have a hard time with me.
I got more money than I can spend now.
I think there are a lot of good people, a lot of good football guys in the NFL.
I'm a little superstitious.
God's been good to me, He really has.
The only players I hurt with my words are the ones who have an inflated opinion of their ability.
We're not playing solitaire out here.
This season isn't going to be without several crises. There's no doubt about it. They're coming.