God's been good to me, He really has. I don't know why he picked me out... Just think about it: I virtually coached in my hometown. From the middle of the Meadowlands field, it can't be but a couple of miles. I was lucky to do that. Bill Parcells More Quotes by Bill Parcells More Quotes From Bill Parcells Part of buying the groceries is having a philosophy and trying to stick to it as best you can, knowing that occasionally you may make an exception. But, you do so knowing you're attempting to do it for a certain reason and you have to be very careful not to try to make too many exceptions, because then you wind up as a franchise with a team full of exceptions, which is not what you want. Bill Parcells team knowing philosophy If I have affected someone in a positive way, that means a lot to me. Bill Parcells affected mean way Hey fellas! This is what you work all off season for. This is why you lift all them weights! This is why you do all that! Bill Parcells nfl motivational football You lose with potential. You win with performance. Bill Parcells loses performances winning My job is to call attention to the things that I think are the difference between winning and losing. If I can't do that then I have failed as a coach. Bill Parcells motivational jobs sports Individuals play the game, but teams win championships. Bill Parcells team games winning Don't tell me about the pain. Show me the baby. Bill Parcells effectiveness pain baby Success is never final, but failure can be. Bill Parcells success positive sports 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 guy player sports It's better to decide wrongly than weakly. If you're weak, you're likely to be wrong anyway. Bill Parcells ifs weak attitude It's a very easy thing to say, 'Go get a backup quarterback.' Now tell me where to get them. You just can't dial them up. Bill Parcells backup quarterback easy Give role players love. Praise can be most valuable when it’s merited by someone whose supporting role is often overlooked Bill Parcells roles player giving I'm not really in the excuse business. Bill Parcells inspiring-football nfl excuse Knowledge is confidence. And confidence lets you play fast. Bill Parcells play Look, coaching is about human interaction and trying to know your players. Any coach would tell you that. I'm no different. Bill Parcells coaching nfl player I'm glad we were able to win this last one. I saw some good things tonight, ... It's just preseason, but we ran the ball good. I'm happy about that, and the first-team offense was pretty sharp. Bill Parcells balls team winning Winning coaches look for opportunities to praise. Anything that reflects a commitment to the team is praiseworthy Bill Parcells team basketball commitment Never let the world define you as less than Great. Bill Parcells define-you world In the end, I've found, people like the direct approach. It's much more valuable to them to have a leader who's absolutely clear and open than to have one who soft-soaps or talks in circles. Bill Parcells circles leader people If there's one thing I can't stand, it's a quarterback who thinks playing quarterback is just about passing. Bill Parcells inspiring-football nfl thinking