Bill Parcells

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. ”

I'm not really in the excuse business. ”

I think confrontation is healthy, because it clears the air very quickly. ”

Nowadays, if you are afraid of confrontation, you are not going to do very well. ”

My entire life has been spent thinking about this game. That's pretty narrow... I don't view myself as a person who's well-versed in very many subjects. I'm not proud of that. ”

If I have affected someone in a positive way, that means a lot to me. ”

There's a line, players usually don't cross it and coaches usually don't cross it. Every once in a while you get a little temper tantrum on both sides, I certainly have had 'em. I'm not proud of those. ”

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. ”

Something goes wrong, I yell at them -'Fix it'- whether it's their fault or not. You can only really yell at the players you trust. ”