I feel like I’ve had a strong relationship with Robert [Kraft] and his family since I was here in 1996 and I think it’s gotten stronger every year that I’ve been here with the Patriots.
BILL BELICHICKWe never use the condition of the footballs as an excuse. We play with whatever or kick with whatever we have to use and that’s the way it is.
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I’m a football coach. I’m not a doctor … They don’t call plays, I don’t do surgeries. We have a great deal here.
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Some guys, football comes really easy to them; they can see what all 22 players are doing, can see what all 11 guys are doing on their side of the ball, how it all fits together. It’s easy for them.
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Talent sets the floor, character sets the ceiling
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You get the job done or you don’t.
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I am who I am. In the end, I feel that what I’m accountable for is doing a good job as a football coach.
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When you get wet, it usually means something good.
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I’m not going to be able to talk about the people who are involved specifically in any ongoing judicial process.
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Whatever success I’ve had it is because I’ve tried to understand the situation of the player. I think the coach’s duty is to avoid complicating matters.
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I’m not really worried about the other 31 teams.
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For a team to accomplish their goal, everybody’s got to give up a little bit of their individuality.
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I’m trying to coach the team and that’s what I want to do.
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The more things we do together, talk about together, work together on, the closer we become and the more we rely on each other. I feel like our relationship is very close and continues to grow closer every year as we grow older together.
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My overall knowledge of football specifications, the overall process that happens on game day with the footballs is very limited.
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I had no knowledge of the various steps involved in the game balls and the process that happened between when they were prepared and went to the officials and went to the game. So, I’ve learned a lot about that.
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We do the same thing with all our players. We take a look, as I said, at their personal family life, we look at the history of what they’ve done in high school and college.
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