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Never let the world define you as less than Great.

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.
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Football Guy Looks Profession Reason
I have a house in Saratoga Springs.
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Healthy House Spring
Any penalty – I’ve told you a hundred times – can be eliminated by concentration or good judgment.
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Judgment Motivational Sports
Don’t ever let good enough be good enough.
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Enough Good Letting
It’s better to decide wrongly than weakly. If you’re weak, you’re likely to be wrong anyway.
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Anyway Attitude Better Weak
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
You are what your record says you are.
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Individual Records Say
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
There are two sides to a pancake. One is brown and fluffy; the other is burnt.
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Motivational Sports Two Sides
Blame no one. Expect nothing. Do something.
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Blame Expect Nothing
Resourceful coaches strive to have more ways to win than the other team.
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Team Way Winning
Give role players love. Praise can be most valuable when it’s merited by someone whose supporting role is often overlooked
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Giving Merited Overlooked Player Roles
There’s no grey area, there’s instant gratification and there are no quarterly reports. We’re not just doing a little bit better. You know every Sunday what happened.
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Better Gratification Happened Quarterly Reports
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
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

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