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Confidence is only born out of one thing demonstrated ability. It is not born of anything else. You cannot dream up confidence. You cannot fabricate it. You cannot wish it. You have to accomplish it.

Bill Parcells

You get too old to lose. When you were a young guy, you bounced back from losses.
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Guy Loss Young
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.
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Person Sports Subject Thinking Views
The only players I hurt with my words are the ones who have an inflated opinion of their ability.
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Criticism Hurt Player
The media dwells mostly on negativity.
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Dwell Media Negativity
You don’t get any medal for trying something, you get medals for results.
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Game Inspiring Football Trying
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.
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Football Guy Looks Profession Reason
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.
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Coaching Player Think Thinking
If there’s one thing I can’t stand, it’s a quarterback who thinks playing quarterback is just about passing.
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Game Inspiring Football Thinking
We’re not playing solitaire out here.
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Motivational Solitaire Sports
There is winning and there is misery.
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Misery Sports Winning
If you have fun, fine. It’s not all life and death.
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Death Fine Fun Life
There are two sides to a pancake. One is brown and fluffy; the other is burnt.
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Motivational Sports Two Sides
There are two things in New York, euphoria and disaster.
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Country Disaster Things
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.
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Backup Easy Quarterback
Don’t tell me about the pain. Show me the baby.
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Baby Effectiveness Pain
You lose with potential. You win with performance.
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Loses Performances Winning

Confidence is only born out of one thing demonstrated ability. It is not born of anything else. You cannot dream up confidence. You cannot fabricate it. You cannot wish it. You have to accomplish it.

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Confidence is only born out of one thing ­ demonstrated ability. It is not born of anything else. You cannot dream up confidence. You cannot fabricate it. You cannot wish it. You have to accomplish it.

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Confidence is only born out of one thing demonstrated ability. It is not born of anything else. You cannot dream up confidence. You cannot fabricate it. You cannot wish it. You have to accomplish it.