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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.

Bill Parcells

Never let the world define you as less than Great.
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Define Great Less World
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
Potential means you haven’t done anything yet.
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Done Havens Mean
I don’t look at a problem and put variables in there that don’t affect it.
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Looks Problem Variables
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
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 think there are a lot of good people, a lot of good football guys in the NFL.
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Football Thinking
If the players don’t trust the coach, it is a problem, and vice versa.
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Player Problem Vices
Winning coaches look for opportunities to praise. Anything that reflects a commitment to the team is praiseworthy
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Basketball Commitment Team
Don’t tell me about the pain. Show me the baby.
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Baby Effectiveness Pain
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
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
There are two sides to a pancake. One is brown and fluffy; the other is burnt.
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Motivational Sports Two Sides
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
Nowadays, if you are afraid of confrontation, you are not going to do very well.
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Confrontation Nowadays Wells
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

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