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Winning coaches look for opportunities to praise. Anything that reflects a commitment to the team is praiseworthy

Bill Parcells

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
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
I was fighting every windmill, especially when I was in college.
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College Fighting Windmill
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
A team divided against itself can break down at any moment. The least bit of pressure or adversity will crack it apart
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Adversity Basketball Team
I’m not really in the excuse business.
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Excuse Football Game Inspiring
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
Why would you live your life worrying about something that’s not going to happen?
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Happens Life Live Worry
I grew up under demanding people, that demanded things from you, expected you to toe the mark.
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Expected Grew People Toes
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
You get too old to lose. When you were a young guy, you bounced back from losses.
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Guy Loss Young
The media dwells mostly on negativity.
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Dwell Media Negativity
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
I don’t look at a problem and put variables in there that don’t affect it.
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Looks Problem 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

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