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Bill Parcells

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 don’t look at a problem and put variables in there that don’t affect it.
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Looks Problem Variables
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
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
It’s a lot easier to lose than it is to win. It’s easier, but it’s not more comfortable.
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Comfortable Easier Winning
Why would you live your life worrying about something that’s not going to happen?
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Happens Life Live Worry
Don’t tell me about the pain. Show me the baby.
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Baby Effectiveness Pain
Any penalty – I’ve told you a hundred times – can be eliminated by concentration or good judgment.
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Judgment Motivational Sports
You can only really yell at the players you trust.
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Coaching Player Sports
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
Success is never final, but failure can be.
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Positive Sports Success
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
If I have affected someone in a positive way, that means a lot to me.
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Affected Mean Way
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 was fighting every windmill, especially when I was in college.
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College Fighting Windmill

There is winning and there is misery.

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