My Middle School Football Coach

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Leadership to me is many things, including motivation, getting people to follow your cause, but most importantly; Using your power for good. I believe that my middle school football coach is Tim Moll. He showed me love, when I was going through everything in life on my own. He told me he would always care and remember me, even after I was all grown up and moved away. When I first met him, Tim treated me like any normal person, until his son told him about my anger problem and how I got abused at home, the day after he asked me to stay after practice. He hugged me and told me he loved me, because he too had a rough childhood and he felt my pain. After that, me and Tim were close, he promised to always treat me like I was his own son, and

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