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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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Bill Parcells
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: August 22
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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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What sets disciplined people apart? - The capacity to get past distractions. Focus on the task at hand.
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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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