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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

Never let the world define you as less than Great.
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Define Great Less World
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
There’s a line, players usually don’t cross it and coaches usually don’t cross it. Every once in a while you get a little temper tantrum on both sides, I certainly have had ’em. I’m not proud of those.
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Coaches Ems Little Player Tantrums Temper
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 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
Potential means you haven’t done anything yet.
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Done Havens Mean
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
God’s been good to me, He really has.
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Been Good Helping Really
You can only really yell at the players you trust.
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Coaching Player Sports
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’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
You don’t get any medal for trying something, you get medals for results.
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Game Inspiring Football Trying
Hey fellas! This is what you work all off season for. This is why you lift all them weights! This is why you do all that!
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Football Motivational Season Work
I was fighting every windmill, especially when I was in college.
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College Fighting Windmill
If I have affected someone in a positive way, that means a lot to me.
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Affected Mean Way
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

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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