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
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.
Winning coaches look for opportunities to praise. Anything that reflects a commitment to the team is praiseworthy
A team divided against itself can break down at any moment. The least bit of pressure or adversity will crack it apart
If you're sensitive, you will have a hard time with me.
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.
When Super Bowl time comes around, I get jealous.
If the players don't trust the coach, it is a problem, and vice versa.
There are two things in New York, euphoria and disaster.
By and large, I've been healthy all my life.
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.
It's a lot easier to lose than it is to win. It's easier, but it's not more comfortable.
I think confrontation is healthy, because it clears the air very quickly.