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Bill Parcells

Winning coaches look for opportunities to praise. Anything that reflects a commitment to the team is praiseworthy
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Basketball Commitment Team
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
I’m not really in the excuse business.
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Excuse Football Game Inspiring
I think there are a lot of good people, a lot of good football guys in the NFL.
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Football Thinking
I love the game. I think it’s a great game because you find out a lot about yourself. You test your mettle every week.
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Game Motivational Sports Sunday Think
I’ll call somebody ‘dumb’ or ‘stupid’ if they make a dumb or stupid play. I don’t know any other word for it, and if they don’t like the word, that’s too bad.
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Dumb Make Play Stupid Word
I just try to do the best job I possibly can – put the blinders on, go to work and be the best you can possibly be. Once you have done everything that you possibly can – you’ve put forth your greatest effort – then I can live with whatever’s next.
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Best Effort Job Possibly
We’re not playing solitaire out here.
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Motivational Solitaire Sports
Any penalty – I’ve told you a hundred times – can be eliminated by concentration or good judgment.
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Judgment Motivational Sports
Well, I’ve had a long standing relationship with Gatorade and they’ve been very, very good to me. And I believe in their products, I really do. I’ve used them for many, many years.
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Believe Long Relationship Years
What sets disciplined people apart? – The capacity to get past distractions. Focus on the task at hand.
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Hands Past People
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
You lose with potential. You win with performance.
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Loses Performances Winning
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
No matter how much you’ve won, no matter how many games, no matter how many championships, no matter how many Super Bowls, you’re not winning now, so you stink.
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Games Sports Winning
A coach wouldn’t throw you to the wolves if he didn’t think you had some wolf in you.
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Coaches Thinking Wolves

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