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I’m not really in the excuse business.

Bill Parcells

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
Any penalty – I’ve told you a hundred times – can be eliminated by concentration or good judgment.
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Judgment Motivational Sports
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 they want you to cook the dinner, at least they ought to let you shop for some of the groceries.
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Dinner Groceries Want
I don’t look at a problem and put variables in there that don’t affect it.
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Looks Problem Variables
There’s no grey area, there’s instant gratification and there are no quarterly reports. We’re not just doing a little bit better. You know every Sunday what happened.
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Better Gratification Happened Quarterly Reports
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
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
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
There are two things in New York, euphoria and disaster.
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Country Disaster Things
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
There are two sides to a pancake. One is brown and fluffy; the other is burnt.
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Motivational Sports Two Sides
By and large, I’ve been healthy all my life.
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Healthy Large Life
You can only really yell at the players you trust.
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Coaching Player Sports
I’m trying to keep my own house from burning down. I can’t worry about someone else’s house.
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Motivational Sports Worry
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’m not really in the excuse business.

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