Bill Parcells Quotations | Page 2

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

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.

You are what your record says you are.

Blame no one. Expect nothing. Do something.

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

On offense, we were sloppy a little bit... couldn't take care of the ball, and had some penalties. You don't get to win many of 'em doing those things.

I got two high-strung players, you know? That's it.

I don't do many endorsements. I'd rather get doused by Gatorade than bust my butt selling it.

If I'm going to be asked to cook the meal, I'd like to be able to pick the groceries.

He'll sure get a good look now. ... It's probably his job to lose, ... I don't know if it'll be a couple of weeks. It might be forever.

When he's exactly sure what to do, he can do it. When he's uncertain, he gets tentative.

We've given up three big plays already this year, ... You're always concerned about that. That's something we need to get fixed.

We are facing the top offense in the league. They are running for 166 yards a game, and have a balance that we haven't seen yet. They have a very good offensive line, a very good runner and a good, experienced quarterback. They are going to give us a lot of trouble and this is, balance-wise, the best offense we've played.

We are facing the top offense in the league, ... They are running for 166 yards a game, and have a balance that we haven't seen yet. They have a very good offensive line, a very good runner and a good, experienced quarterback. They are going to give us a lot of trouble and this is, balance-wise, the best offense we've played.

He's doing very well, ... I haven't played him much, because I know what Aaron can do. When he goes into a game, he's very efficient.

He was one of my best friends. . . . Those are the people you can count on the fingers of one hand.

I actually just reiterated that to them this morning in light of what happened to Hamlin,

I was kind of thinking back to Seattle last year, ... We kind of talked about that. We're just fortunate, really.

Kick would be a term of endearment, really. It wouldn't be kick with the idea of hurting them, just kind of move them along a little faster. ... Some are happy to be here, you know?

I think we proved we can take a punch and still win in the end. You take 'em any way you can.

Listen, the NFL season at best is a tiring process. When you've been going every day since July 29, every single day, it's tiring for me. I don't know what it is for the other guys. When I see them on Sunday, they all look tired, too.

It doesn't look good for Jones. I'm hopeful we'll get over this. I think that's why we're having a tendency to not really push it, because I don't want him to have a reoccurrence and have him be out for the rest of the year.

I think he was kind of worn down, and he just looked like he didn't have a lot of gas on Sunday, ... I talked to him about that after the game. I said, 'Hey, we've got to get gas back in your tank.' I might have to rest him a little bit during the week in practice.

I think he kind of tweaked it a little bit. He's just not getting around. I'm getting a little worried about him to tell you the truth.

That's unusual for that team not to hit the quarterback, ... They usually do that a lot. They didn't hit him once, so I was happy about that.

We had a little problem there. We did, ... We need to improve our underneath coverage with our inside linebackers. That's one thing we need to do. We've got a lot of inexperience in there now. We've got a little problem here and there. We'll try to get it fixed.

We had two false starts, two penalties on the offensive line and four sacks. That's enough to stop some drives right there. We just got physically beat up.

Wait, he hasn't been that good now, ... He has to improve his short-yardage and goal line. He turns his rear end in the hole too much. That's a bad thing to do if you're an offensive linemen, so I talked to him a little bit about that. But I think just considering everything you have to be pretty pleased with him. I think his confidence is growing.

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.

We played 56 minutes and 51 seconds worth of pretty bad football.

We've been working diligently to try and improve our third and second down throwing to our backs,

We've got a lot of work to do,

We ought to be in pretty good shape to get ready for San Diego, ... We got out of the game healthy which is big... got to play some of these young guys tonight.

We're not really in the business of passing on information,

The players' minds are off that game, ... They are working on San Francisco. They have been working on it since 8 o'clock this morning. They are not thinking about Washington.

Contract extension? Well, when it's appropriate, we'll see. I don't want to talk about that either.

After his first year, there were a lot people (doubting him). But he fought them off. He did a pretty good job.

They are running for 166 yards a game, and have a balance that we haven't seen yet. They have a very good offensive line, a very good runner and a good, experienced quarterback. They are going to give us a lot of trouble and this is, balance-wise, the best offense we've played.

It's not just about Moss, ... They've got more than one vertical threat. They've got some other guys who can beat you.

Not at all. He was just throwing it indiscriminately then.

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

I'm not satisfied with the position. I don't think we're solid yet.

I'm not overly proud of 9-7. I'm really not. It really wasn't a good performance. It was one of those where you don't have much good to say. I'm just disappointed.

I'm disappointed with the outcome, I'm not disappointed with the effort. I thought we played pretty solid on defense, until that last run.

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.

I just don't think he's had as big of holes, ... A couple of times, if you remember, last year, he got through there a few times.

I do think I would use him if I felt like the situation warranted whether it would be lopsided or not. I have confidence in the player.