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By and large, I’ve been healthy all my life.

Bill Parcells

When I was coaching with the Patriots, the players pulled a practical joke and I said, ‘Do you think I’m Charlie the Tuna, like a sucker?’ After that, they called me Tuna.
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Coaching Player Think Thinking
When Super Bowl time comes around, I get jealous.
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Around Bowl Jealous Super
We’re not playing solitaire out here.
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Motivational Solitaire Sports
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
I think there are a lot of good people, a lot of good football guys in the NFL.
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Football Thinking
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
God’s been good to me, He really has.
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Been Good Helping Really
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.
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Circles Leader People
If I have affected someone in a positive way, that means a lot to me.
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Affected Mean Way
A team divided against itself can break down at any moment. The least bit of pressure or adversity will crack it apart
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Adversity Basketball Team
I have a house in Saratoga Springs.
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Healthy House Spring
If the players don’t trust the coach, it is a problem, and vice versa.
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Player Problem Vices
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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Person Sports Subject Thinking Views
You don’t get any medal for trying something, you get medals for results.
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Game Inspiring Football Trying
The more you prepare beforehand, the more relaxed and creative and effective you’ll be when it counts.
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Beforehand Count Creative Relaxed
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

By and large, I’ve been healthy all my life.

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