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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

All the backs in the history of this game are the same when there isn’t any hole to run through.
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Games Holes Running
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.
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Faults Player Something Trust Wrong
If I have affected someone in a positive way, that means a lot to me.
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Affected Mean Way
The more you prepare beforehand, the more relaxed and creative and effective you’ll be when it counts.
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Beforehand Count Creative Relaxed
What sets disciplined people apart? – The capacity to get past distractions. Focus on the task at hand.
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Hands Past People
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
Blame no one. Expect nothing. Do something.
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Blame Expect Nothing
I don’t look at a problem and put variables in there that don’t affect it.
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Looks Problem Variables
There are two sides to a pancake. One is brown and fluffy; the other is burnt.
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Motivational Sports Two Sides
I talked to the team a lot about staying power. You never find out if you have that until you’ve been beaten down a few times.
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Beaten Down Motivational Sports Team
You don’t get any medal for trying something, you get medals for results.
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Game Inspiring Football Trying
Never let the world define you as less than Great.
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Define Great Less World
We’re not playing solitaire out here.
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Motivational Solitaire Sports
I only want my team to play to its potential, as I perceive it to be. I really don’t have any regard for anyone else’s perception.
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Motivational Perception Sports Team
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.
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Instruction Position Talking Team Variables
By and large, I’ve been healthy all my life.
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Healthy Large Life

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