Quotes from Bill Parcells

It's better to decide wrongly than weakly. If you're weak, you're likely to be wrong anyway.

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

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.

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

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.

You can't dream up confidence. Confidence is born of demonstrated ability.

I have always felt like you really don't have a genuine confidence unless you demonstrate the ability to do something. You can talk about it, but you have to demonstrate it.

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.

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

I love football; I enjoy it. That's why I've been in this game as many years as I have. I still like it. I get excited about it.

I'm not really in the excuse business.

Accept false steps as opportunities to learn. It's one thing to hate failure, it's another to fear it.