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I've been around enough to know what it takes to get a team to reach its potential, and I want players who want to reach their potential.
Bill Parcells
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Bill Parcells
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: August 22
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Englewood
New Jersey
Duane Charles Parcells
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