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Through my years playing high school football he gave us many motivational speeches, but none stuck out to me as much as the one he gave after our state championship lose. The speech started off with him asking us to look around at our parents and fans still waiting for us to leave he said “ Look around, see all those people that care about you, that is what truly makes you champions.” He went on to say “ Only two teams in the whole state make it this far, you all should be very proud of your accomplishments.” Toward the end he said “ For you seniors it's the end of the line, you all have had a great high school career, but for you sophomores and juniors you get the chance to finish next season on top.” As we started to all walk toward the bus he told us to keep our heads up and to not show weakness. Losing that game taught my teammates and me a lesson in humility and the fact that to accomplish your goals you have to finish through and keep your eye on the prize the whole