Bill Parcells

I’m trying to keep my own house from burning down. I can’t worry about someone else’s house.

Bill Parcells

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.

Bill Parcells

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

Bill Parcells

I don’t look at a problem and put variables in there that don’t affect it.

Bill Parcells

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

Bill Parcells

I love the game. I think it’s a great game because you find out a lot about yourself. You test your mettle every week. There’s no grey area, there’s instant gratification and there are no quarterly reports. We’re not just doing a little bit better. You know every Sunday what happened.

Bill Parcells

I’ll call somebody ‘dumb’ or ‘stupid’ if they make a dumb or stupid play. I don’t know any other word for it, and if they don’t like the word, that’s too bad.

Bill Parcells

I’m not trying to keep anybody happy.

Bill Parcells

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

Bill Parcells

If there’s one thing I can’t stand, it’s a quarterback who thinks playing quarterback is just about passing.

Bill Parcells