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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

Creatures of similar plumages habitually congregate in places of closest proximity.
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Closest Creatures Habitually Proximity
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
Look, when you are starting to put something together, you want the pudding to come out good. You’re trying to put in the right ingredients.
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Motivational Sports Together Trying
What sets disciplined people apart? – The capacity to get past distractions. Focus on the task at hand.
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Hands Past People
Don’t ever let good enough be good enough.
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Enough Good Letting
I talked to the team a lot about staying power. You never find out if you have that until you’ve been beaten down a few times.
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Beaten Down Motivational Sports Team
If I have affected someone in a positive way, that means a lot to me.
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Affected Mean Way
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
You are what your record says you are.
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Individual Records Say
You don’t get any medal for trying something, you get medals for results.
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Game Inspiring Football Trying
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
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
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 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 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’m not really in the excuse business.
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Excuse Football Game Inspiring

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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