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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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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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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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What sets disciplined people apart? - The capacity to get past distractions. Focus on the task at hand.
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All the backs in the history of this game are the same when there isn't any hole to run through.
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Accept false steps as opportunities to learn. It's one thing to hate failure, it's another to fear it.
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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 think he's got good potential, but he needs a lot of work.
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I'm a little superstitious.
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Knowledge is confidence. And confidence lets you play fast.
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I talked to the team a lot about staying power. You never find out if you have that until you've been beaten down a few times.
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When Super Bowl time comes around, I get jealous.
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Something goes wrong, I yell at them -'Fix it'- whether it's their fault or not. You can only really yell at the players you trust.
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Don't tell me about the pain. Show me the baby.
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I have always felt like you really don't have a genuine confidence unless you demonstrate the ability to do something. You can talk about it, but you have to demonstrate it.
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I'm not really in the excuse business.
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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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The media dwells mostly on negativity.
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Losers assemble in small groups & complain, winners assemble as a team & find ways to win.
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I like linebackers. I collect 'em. You can't have too many good ones.
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I got more money than I can spend now.
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