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I don't look at a problem and put variables in there that don't affect it.

Bill Parcells

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Bill Parcells
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: August 22
American Football Player
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Football Head Coach
Englewood
New Jersey
Duane Charles Parcells
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Anybody who watched football last year knows they're good. But that represents a very good opportunity for us. It really does. I think somehow, if we're able to pull that off, I think it will go a long way for our confidence. I look at it as a great opportunity, and hopefully we'll be at our best when we get there.
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You can easily separate 'team guys' from 'me guys' by how they accept coaching. The guys that accept it are about winning
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I'm trying to keep my own house from burning down. I can't worry about someone else's house.
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All the backs in the history of this game are the same when there isn't any hole to run through.
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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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I'd like to be somewhere near Lawrence Taylor so I can keep an eye on that sucker.
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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. 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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I'll call somebody 'dumb' or 'stupid' if they make a dumb or stupid play. I don't know any other word for it, and if they don't like the word, that's too bad.
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I'm not trying to keep anybody happy.
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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.
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I think confrontation is healthy, because it clears the air very quickly.
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We're not playing solitaire out here.
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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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I think there are a lot of good people, a lot of good football guys in the NFL.
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My expectations are greater than the average fan's but, I'm more realistic than the top prognosticators.
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I got more money than I can spend now.
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The quarterback is in charge of the chuck wagon. He's handing it out here and there, but he can't just throw it out there indiscriminately or the wolves will get him.
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I'm glad we were able to win this last one. I saw some good things tonight, ... It's just preseason, but we ran the ball good. I'm happy about that, and the first-team offense was pretty sharp.
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I'm not really in the excuse business.
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