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Don't ever let good enough be good enough.

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
Ever
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Potential means you haven't done anything yet.
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Success is never final, but failure can be.
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I'm a little superstitious.
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Creatures of similar plumages habitually congregate in places of closest proximity.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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What sets disciplined people apart? - The capacity to get past distractions. Focus on the task at hand.
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God's been good to me, He really has.
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Knowledge is confidence. And confidence lets you play fast.
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I just try to do the best job I possibly can - put the blinders on, go to work and be the best you can possibly be. Once you have done everything that you possibly can - you've put forth your greatest effort - then I can live with whatever's next.
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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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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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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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Resourceful coaches strive to have more ways to win than the other team.
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