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Introduction

• Michael Holley proposes writing a book about the Patriots to Head Coach Bill Belichick in 2002.

• Belichick gives Holley the go-ahead.
• Holley is able to follow the New England Patriots and record intimate details about the day to day operation of the team.

• Holley is granted access to closed-door meetings.

Chapter 1

• Bill Belichick, the head coach of the New England Patriots, seems to the author to be an "average" person with a great sense of humor when he is in a non-football situation.

• After much experience, Belichick prepares for press conferences at least 15 to 20 minutes ahead of time, realizing that what he says and how he says it can impact a game.

• Belichick was born in Tennessee and raised in Maryland. He has worked in Baltimore, Detroit, Denver, New York, and Foxboro.

• Over time, Belichick has discovered that being a head coach is a 24-hour a day job...

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