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165 “His personality”—Rich Hofmann, “Just a Guy from Jersey,” Winnipeg Free Press, January 26, 1991.
166 “He really wasn’t”—Bill Parcells, author interview, July 16, 2010.
166 “A lot of people”—Bob Long, author interview, August 27, 2010.
167 “Very few people”—New York Times, “A Friendly Coach,” December 16, 1982.
167 “I think he’ll”—Winnipeg Free Press, “Long-Time Dream Realized,” December 16, 1982,
167 “Dear coach”—Los Angeles Times, “Parcells Credits Power Football, and Amazing Good Lucky Towel,” January 28, 1991.
168 “Augie from the”—Frank Litsky, “On Top of Clouds, Giants Dance to Tampa,” New York Times, January 22, 1991.
168 “We had a lot”—Bill Parcells, author interview, July 16, 2010.
169 “towel boy”—Hamilton Daily News Journal, “Draft Towel Boy to Play Fullback,” October 15, 1941.
169 “He was a lot”—Don Gleisner, author interview, July 29, 2010.
169 “There was a real”—Eric Lincoln, “Sports World Specials,” New York Times, October 27, 1980.
169 “This guy”—Ernie Accorsi, author interview, July 19, 2010.
170 “That’s when I hired”—Ted Marchibroda, author interview, December 5, 2009.
170 “A lot of my”—Eric Lincoln, “Sports World Specials,” New York Times, October 27, 1980.
171 “In the rain”—Frank Litsky, “Simms of Giants Is Out for Season,” New York Times, November 17, 1981.
171 “He’s always given”—George Willis, “Belichick’s Record Needs No Defending,” Newsday, December 31, 1989.
171 “a terrible bedside”—Christine Brennan, “Belichick Provides Giants’ Diagram for Domination,” Washington Post, January 24, 1987.
171 “Doom”—Hank Gola, author interview, October 15, 2010.
171 “They talked about”—Don Gleisner, author interview, July 29, 2010.
172 “Parcells would challenge”—Mary Kay Cabot, “Friends and Rivals,” Cleveland Plain Dealer, January 1, 1995.
172 “I’m not going”—Gerald Eskenazi, “Parcells Resigns as Jets’ Coach; Belichick Assumes the Top Role,” New York Times, January 4, 2000.
172 “Most of the”—Bill Parcells, author interview, July 16, 2010.
173 “We’re just two different people”—Bill Belichick, author interview, May 11, 2011.
173 “Charlie was”—Tim Layden, “Charlie In Charge,” Sports Illustrated, April 25, 2005.
173 “I always laugh”—Bill Parcells, author interview, July 16, 2010.
CHAPTER 9: GRINDING OUT A CHAMPIONSHIP
175 “The first drive”—Tim Looney, “Q & A with Giants Coach Bill Parcells,” St. Petersburg Times, January 28, 1991.
175 “Parcells said”—NFL Films, America’s Game, 1990 Giants.
176 “I understood we”—Mark Bavaro, author interview, January 19, 1991.
177 “We went 13-3”—Bob Glauber, Newsday, January 13, 1991.
177 “It’s always frustrating”—Bob Glauber, Newsday, January 13, 1991.
177 “Our offensive linemen”—Chris Dufresne, “Giants Have It Under Control,” Los Angeles Times, January 28, 1991.
178 “half-right”—Peter King, “A Career Move at a Key Time,” Sports Illustrated, February 4, 1991.
178 “Here we go!”—Peter King, “A Career Move at a Key Time,” Sports Illustrated, February 4, 1991.
178 “All I saw was”—Official Post Game Quotes from Super Bowl XXV.
179 “We played a”—Mark Kelso, author interview, May 26, 2010.
179 “When I fell”—Official Post Game Quotes from Super Bowl XXV.
179 “Every now”—ABC broadcast, January 27, 1991.
179 “Except for a”—Frank Litsky, “Giants Start Adjusting to Life without Simms,” New York Times, December 21, 1990.
180 “[On] those bootlegs”—Frank Litsky, “Giants Are Deflecting the Big Question,” New York Times, January 30, 1991.
180 “He kept trying”—Seattle Times, “Bennett’s Advice Helps Wrong Team,” January 28, 1991.
181 “I always had”—NFL Films Greatest Games: 1992 NFC Championship Game.
182 “Bill Belichick is a”—Kent Hull, author interview, December 11, 2009.
182 “We were on”—Bob Glauber, Rich Cimini, and Jon Pessah, “Super Bowl XXV,” Newsday, January 28, 1991.
182 “We weren’t used”—Chuck Mulling, “Bills Feel Heartache of Defeat,” Tampa Tribune, January 29, 1991.
183 “We had a lot”—Mark Bavaro, author interview, January 19, 1991.
183 “I’m bored”—Hutchinson