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You can only really yell at the players you trust.

Bill Parcells

Give role players love. Praise can be most valuable when it’s merited by someone whose supporting role is often overlooked
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Giving Merited Overlooked Player Roles
We’re not playing solitaire out here.
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Motivational Solitaire Sports
There are two sides to a pancake. One is brown and fluffy; the other is burnt.
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Motivational Sports Two Sides
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
If there’s one thing I can’t stand, it’s a quarterback who thinks playing quarterback is just about passing.
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Game Inspiring Football Thinking
I’m a little superstitious.
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Happen Littles Superstitious
I love the game. I think it’s a great game because you find out a lot about yourself. You test your mettle every week.
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Game Motivational Sports Sunday Think
Potential means you haven’t done anything yet.
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Done Havens Mean
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 don’t look at a problem and put variables in there that don’t affect it.
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Looks Problem Variables
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
The media dwells mostly on negativity.
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Dwell Media Negativity
If the players don’t trust the coach, it is a problem, and vice versa.
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Player Problem Vices
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
Accept false steps as opportunities to learn. It’s one thing to hate failure, it’s another to fear it.
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Hate Learn Opportunities Opportunity
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

You can only really yell at the players you trust.

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