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Blame no one. Expect nothing. Do something.

Bill Parcells

I don’t look at a problem and put variables in there that don’t affect it.
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Looks Problem Variables
All the backs in the history of this game are the same when there isn’t any hole to run through.
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Games Holes Running
If you got anything to you at all as an athlete and a competitor, you don’t care what the circumstances are. You still got competition.
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Athlete Care Competition
Look, coaching is about human interaction and trying to know your players. Any coach would tell you that. I’m no different.
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Coaching Different Game InterAction Player
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
Don’t ever let good enough be good enough.
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Enough Good Letting
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 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
You lose with potential. You win with performance.
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Loses Performances Winning
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
Nowadays, if you are afraid of confrontation, you are not going to do very well.
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Confrontation Nowadays Wells
There are two sides to a pancake. One is brown and fluffy; the other is burnt.
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Motivational Sports Two Sides
Success is never final, but failure can be.
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Positive Sports Success
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
I’m glad we were able to win this last one. I saw some good things tonight, … It’s just preseason, but we ran the ball good. I’m happy about that, and the first-team offense was pretty sharp.
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Balls Happy Preseason Sharp Team 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

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