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My entire life has been spent thinking about this game. That’s pretty narrow… I don’t view myself as a person who’s well-versed in very many subjects. I’m not proud of that.

Bill Parcells

Look, coaching is about human interaction and trying to know your players. Any coach would tell you that. I’m no different.
BILL PARCELLS

Coaching Different Game InterAction Player
There’s a line, players usually don’t cross it and coaches usually don’t cross it. Every once in a while you get a little temper tantrum on both sides, I certainly have had ’em. I’m not proud of those.
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Coaches Ems Little Player Tantrums Temper
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.
BILL PARCELLS

Believe Long Relationship Years
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
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
Nowadays, if you are afraid of confrontation, you are not going to do very well.
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Confrontation Nowadays Wells
I have always felt like you really don’t have a genuine confidence unless you demonstrate the ability to do something. You can talk about it, but you have to demonstrate it.
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Ability Confidence Insightful Like Something You
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.
BILL PARCELLS

Circles Leader People
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.
BILL PARCELLS

Football Guy Looks Profession Reason
If the players don’t trust the coach, it is a problem, and vice versa.
BILL PARCELLS

Player Problem Vices
Potential means you haven’t done anything yet.
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Done Havens Mean
Blame no one. Expect nothing. Do something.
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Blame Expect Nothing
Don’t ever let good enough be good enough.
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Enough Good Letting
I was fighting every windmill, especially when I was in college.
BILL PARCELLS

College Fighting Windmill
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.
BILL PARCELLS

Best Effort Job Possibly
Creatures of similar plumages habitually congregate in places of closest proximity.
BILL PARCELLS

Closest Creatures Habitually Proximity

My entire life has been spent thinking about this game. That’s pretty narrow… I don’t view myself as a person who’s well-versed in very many subjects. I’m not proud of that.

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