You don't even know what you would call this grammatical two-step. (Fourth person First person once removed) But you hear coaches and player do it all the time. It's a subtle way for them to keep from owning up to what they think and letting us inside their heads. So a few weeks ago, instead of saying I really want to kick Boston's ass ... You're looking forward to winning games.
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