"Whether you think you can or you think you can't, you're right."—Henry Ford
“We are who we believe we are.”—C.S. Lewis
Friday, November 15, 6:45 PM: Every eyeball in the room is focused on Tulane Strength and Conditioning Coach Rusty Whitt, who is standing in front of a projection screen at the BWI Airport Marriott Hotel in Maryland, the football team seated in rows before him. Whitt, a decorated combat veteran of an elite U.S. Army Special Forces unit, knows a thing or two about courage, toughness, and discipline. He also knows a thing or two about the type of opponent we'll be facing the following day, having served in a similar capacity at the United States Military Academy in West Point.
I'm expecting him to tell the team about how tough and relentless we should expect Navy to be. We've all heard it our whole lives, and I've frequently said it myself. "They may not have the athletes others have, but you'll never out-work them, out-tough them or out-discipline them, and they will never quit."
I'm wrong about Coach Whitt's message, it turns out. Completely wrong. The message instead is….
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