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I'm trying to keep my own house from burning down. I can't worry about someone else's house.

Bill Parcells

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Bill Parcells
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: August 22
American Football Player
Coach
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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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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When I was coaching with the Patriots, the players pulled a practical joke and I said, 'Do you think I'm Charlie the Tuna, like a sucker?' After that, they called me Tuna.
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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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I don't have to make examples out of players to establish my own place. I don't feel like I have to.
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Success is never final, but failure can be.
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When Super Bowl time comes around, I get jealous.
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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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Confidence is only born out of one thing ­ demonstrated ability. It is not born of anything else. You cannot dream up confidence. You cannot fabricate it. You cannot wish it. You have to accomplish it.
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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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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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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 think he's got good potential, but he needs a lot of work.
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I got more money than I can spend now.
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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 only want my team to play to its potential, as I perceive it to be. I really don't have any regard for anyone else's perception.
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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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If you got anything to you at all as an athlete and a competitor, you don't care what the circumstances are. You still got competition.
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