Bill Parcells Player Quotations

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

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

When I was coaching with the Patriots, the players pulled a practical joke and I said, 'Do you think I'm Charlie the Tuna, like a sucker?' After that, they called me Tuna.

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

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.

All you have to do is play better than the other guy and things go well. If you don't play better than the other players then somebody takes your place. Now a lot of guys, in this day and time with the transient nature of the sport, as soon as the competition gets too good, they want out.

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.

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

We were just wishing. Now, knock on wood, it looks like we have a pretty good player and that's just a big, big plus. ... It looks like it could turn out like we hoped it would.

It was a dumb thought process. The players bailed me out.

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.

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.

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.

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

You can only really yell at the players you trust.

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

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.