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You lose with potential. You win with performance.

Bill Parcells

Something goes wrong, I yell at them -‘Fix it’- whether it’s their fault or not. You can only really yell at the players you trust.
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Faults Player Something Trust Wrong
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
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
Success is never final, but failure can be.
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Positive Sports Success
Don’t ever let good enough be good enough.
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Enough Good Letting
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
Winning coaches look for opportunities to praise. Anything that reflects a commitment to the team is praiseworthy
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Basketball Commitment Team
I’ve been around enough to know what it takes to get a team to reach its potential, and I want players who want to reach their potential.
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Enough Player Potential Team Want
Any penalty – I’ve told you a hundred times – can be eliminated by concentration or good judgment.
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Judgment Motivational Sports
There is winning and there is misery.
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Misery Sports Winning
If you have fun, fine. It’s not all life and death.
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Death Fine Fun Life
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
If the players don’t trust the coach, it is a problem, and vice versa.
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Player Problem Vices
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
I’m not really in the excuse business.
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Excuse Football Game Inspiring
You are what your record says you are.
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Individual Records Say

You lose with potential. You win with performance.

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