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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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Potential means you haven't done anything yet.
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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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You get too old to lose. When you were a young guy, you bounced back from losses.
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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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Success is never final, but failure can be.
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A team divided against itself can break down at any moment. The least bit of pressure or adversity will crack it apart
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You lose with potential. You win with performance.
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Never let the world define you as less than Great.
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I like linebackers. I collect 'em. You can't have too many good ones.
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If the players don't trust the coach, it is a problem, and vice versa.
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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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All you have to do is play better than the other guy and things go well. If you don't play better than the other players then somebody takes your place. Now a lot of guys, in this day and time with the transient nature of the sport, as soon as the competition gets too good, they want out.
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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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You ask yourself, 'What do you want your legacy to be?' I'm content at this point to say, 'Those who follow me.' Romeo Crennel, Bill Belichick, Sean Payton, to name a few. I think I've got a pretty good group, so far.
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Knowledge is confidence. And confidence lets you play fast.
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I got more money than I can spend now.
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What sets disciplined people apart? - The capacity to get past distractions. Focus on the task at hand.
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Don't tell me about the pain. Show me the baby.
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I'm not really in the excuse business.
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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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