Quotes By Bill Parcells

When you don't know that you don't know, it's a lot different than when you do know that you don't know.

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.

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

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 think confrontation is healthy, because it clears the air very quickly.

If you have fun, fine. It's not all life and death.

I'm not really in the excuse business.

There is winning and there is misery.

I grew up under demanding people, that demanded things from you, expected you to toe the mark.

I got more money than I can spend now.

Nowadays, if you are afraid of confrontation, you are not going to do very well.

Why would you live your life worrying about something that's not going to happen?

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.

I have a house in Saratoga Springs.

The thing I really look for in this business is there are guys who are into football and there are guys who are in the profession for other reasons.

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

Success is never final, but failure can be.

No matter how much you've won, no matter how many games, no matter how many championships, no matter how many Super Bowls, you're not winning now, so you stink.

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

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

There are two things in New York, euphoria and disaster.

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.

When Super Bowl time comes around, I get jealous.

You ask yourself, 'What do you want your legacy to be?' I'm content at this point to say, 'Those who follow me.' Romeo Crennel, Bill Belichick, Sean Payton, to name a few. I think I've got a pretty good group, so far.

By and large, I've been healthy all my life.

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.

The only players I hurt with my words are the ones who have an inflated opinion of their ability. I can't worry about 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.

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

You get too old to lose. When you were a young guy, you bounced back from losses.