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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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Some guys are just very, very interested in their sport and their predecessors. I know I was a guy like that when I was a young coach. I wanted to know about George Halas, I wanted to know about Jim Lee Howell, guys you don't even know. I wanted to know what they were like. So I read whatever I could get my hands on.
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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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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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My expectations are greater than the average fan's but, I'm more realistic than the top prognosticators.
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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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