I would say that during the course of the game, I honestly never – it probably has happened on an incomplete pass or something – but I’ve never touched a game ball. It’s not something I have any familiarity with on that.
BILL BELICHICKWhatever 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 think a smart guy can learn. Some guys learn – it’s just like all of us – some guys can learn electronics, some of us can’t.
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There are no shortcuts to building a team each season. You build the foundation brick by brick.
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When you get wet, it usually means something good.
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I’ll refrain from making any more comments on any ongoing people involved in the judicial process.
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I don’t Twitter, I don’t MyFace, I don’t Yearbook…
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To live in the past is to die in the present.
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We’ll continue to work hard to do a better job in every area going forward. I don’t know where those little things will come from but we’ll continue to be diligent on them.
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The only thing I can cheer for in Philadelphia is the national anthem.
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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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That has never been a priority for me and I want the players to deal with a harder situation in practice than they’ll ever have to deal with in the game. Maybe that’s part of our ball security philosophy.
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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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Mental Toughness is doing the right thing for the team when it’s not the best thing for you.
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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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Not all teams use the same tests and certainly those tests are far from being 100 percent as well. It’s part of the process.
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I was out of the country for a period of time but followed everything closely through other people in our organization and we’ve made the decisions that we felt were right for the football team and we’ll continue to do that and be as diligent as we can going forward.
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