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My expectations are greater than the average fan’s but, I’m more realistic than the top prognosticators.

Bill Parcells

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
I see a little progress, … So as long as I keep seeing that, then I’m willing to give him everything I’ve got.
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Giving Long Progress
In the end, I’ve found, people like the direct approach. It’s much more valuable to them to have a leader who’s absolutely clear and open than to have one who soft-soaps or talks in circles.
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Circles Leader People
If they want you to cook the dinner, at least they ought to let you shop for some of the groceries.
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Dinner Groceries Want
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
My expectations are greater than the average fan’s but, I’m more realistic than the top prognosticators.
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Average Expectations Prognosticators Sports
You get too old to lose. When you were a young guy, you bounced back from losses.
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Guy Loss Young
You are what your record says you are.
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Individual Records Say
There is winning and there is misery.
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Misery Sports Winning
What sets disciplined people apart? – The capacity to get past distractions. Focus on the task at hand.
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Hands Past People
Never let the world define you as less than Great.
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Define Great Less World
I’m a little superstitious.
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Happen Littles Superstitious
The media dwells mostly on negativity.
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Dwell Media Negativity
Nowadays, if you are afraid of confrontation, you are not going to do very well.
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Confrontation Nowadays Wells
I’m trying to keep my own house from burning down. I can’t worry about someone else’s house.
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Motivational Sports Worry
Why would you live your life worrying about something that’s not going to happen?
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Happens Life Live Worry

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