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Knowledge is confidence. And confidence lets you play fast.

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
Confidence
Knowledge
Play
Lets
Fast

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I'm not trying to keep anybody happy.
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I'm not really in the excuse business.
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Don't tell me about the pain. Show me the baby.
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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 think he's got good potential, but he needs a lot of work.
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