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
By and large, I've been healthy all my life.
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.
The only players I hurt with my words are the ones who have an inflated opinion of their ability.
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.
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.
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.
Usually older players, late in the season, start to get cold.