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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.

-Bill Parcells

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All You Have To

Bill Parcells

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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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