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I don’t know what to say, really. 3 minutes, to the biggest battle of our professional
lives, all comes down to today. Now, either we heal as a TEAM, or we’re
gonna crumble. Inch by inch, play by play, till we’re finished. We’re in Hell
right now, gentlemen, believe me. We can lose, and we can stay here, get beatn six ways from
Sunday, or, we can fight our way BACK, into the light. We can climb,
outta hell, inch by inch.
Now, I can’t do that for you, I’m too old. I look around, I see these young faces.
I mean, I made all the wrong choices a middle-aged man can make. I er, squandered
all my money. I chased away anyone who’s ever loved me. And lately, I can’t
even stand the face I see in the mirror. (looks down, scratches his head)
You know, when you GET OLD in life, things get taken from you. I mean, that’s part
of life. But, you only learn that, when you start losing stuff. You find out,
life’s this game of inches. So is football. Because in either game, life or
football, the margin for error is SO small, I mean, one half a step too late, or too early,
and you don’t quite make it. One half a second too slow, or too fast, you
don’t quite catch it. The INCHES WE NEED ARE EVERYWHERE AROUND US. They’re
in every break in the game, every minute, every second. On THIS team, we fight, for
that inch. On this team, we tear ourselves, and everyone else around us to
pieces for that inch. We CLAW with our fingernails for that inch, because we
KNOW when we add up ALL those inches, that’s going to make the difference between WINNG,
and LOSING. Between LIVING, and DYING! I’ll tell you this, in any fight,
it’s the guy who’s willing to die, who’s gonna win that inch. And I know
if ‘m gonna have any life anymore, it’s because I’m still willing to fight and die,
for that inch. Because, that’s what LIVING is! The six inches, in front of your
face! Now, I can’t make you do it. You gotta look at the guy next to you,
look into HIS EYES! Now I think you’re gonna see a guy, who’s willing to go that inch
with you. You’re gonna see a guy, who will sacrifice himself for this team,
because he KNOWS that when it comes down
to it, you’re gonna do the same for him. That’s a team, gentlemen. And, either
we
heal NOW, AS A TEAM, or
we
die as individuals. That’s football guys, that’s all it is. Now, what are
you gonna do?