Football Quotes by Bill Parcells

The NFL has been good to me.

— Bill Parcells

You can only really yell at the players you trust.

— Bill Parcells

There is winning and there is misery.

— Bill Parcells

You lose with potential. You win with performance.

— Bill Parcells

When Super Bowl time comes around, I get jealous.

— Bill Parcells

A coach only picks on a player he know who can take it.

— 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

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

— Bill Parcells

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

— Bill Parcells

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

— Bill Parcells

Don't worry about it. It's just a bunch of guys with an odd-shaped ball.

— Bill Parcells

Usually older players, late in the season, start to get cold.

— Bill Parcells

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

— Bill Parcells

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

— 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…

— 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,…

— 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…

— Bill Parcells

You ask yourself, 'What do you want your legacy to be?' I'm content at this point to say, 'Those who follow me.'…

— Bill Parcells

I love football; I enjoy it. That's why I've been in this game as many years as I have. I still like…

— 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's a line, players usually don't cross it and coaches usually don't cross it. Every once in a while you get a…

— Bill Parcells

You as an individual coach have a responsibility to try to give those players who put themselves at risk and in harm's…

— Bill Parcells

Anybody who watched football last year knows they're good. But that represents a very good opportunity for us. It really does. I…

— Bill Parcells

God's been good to me, He really has. I don't know why he picked me out... Just think about it: I virtually…

— Bill Parcells

Even when you're successful, even when you win the game, about an hour after the game, you have a litany of things…

— Bill Parcells

Every coach comes to a point and looks at a veteran player ... Where is he in this world? Where are we…

— Bill Parcells

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

— Bill Parcells

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

— Bill Parcells

All the backs in the history of this game are the same when there isn't any hole to run through.

— Bill Parcells

Knowledge is confidence. And confidence lets you play fast.

— 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…

— Bill Parcells

Hey fellas! This is what you work all off season for. This is why you lift all them weights! This is why…

— Bill Parcells

The thing I really look for in this business is there are guys who are into football and there are guys who…

— 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

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

— Bill Parcells

The quarterback is in charge of the chuck wagon. He's handing it out here and there, but he can't just throw it…

— Bill Parcells

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

— Bill Parcells

I have a lot of great friends in football. The game was great to me. And I've been able to do other…

— Bill Parcells