We go into neighborhoods as coaches and think we can convince a kid that 'son, if you get educated, you'll go to college, have a good job, a car,' ... That's bull. We don't understand that as he looks out of his eyes and sees Mike Tyson and others like him as heroes, he feels everything is instant. He thinks, I can gain a lifestyle without waiting 10, 15 years. It's easier to go out and commit a crime.
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Some sports fans would like to know whether that's true before they decide to root for Tyson. I don't find it easy to root for people just because they win, ... I find it easy to root for people because there's something about their attitude.John Chaney
I don't want to talk about that at all. We've been asked that question for the last five or six years. I've been asked that question ever since I came to Temple. We'll talk about that some other time.
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I thought both teams played excellent and stood up to the moment. It was a great moment in Philadelphia basketball as far as I'm concerned.
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He managed a lot of big plantations before he worked for us. As for turkey hunting, he lives it. He could write books about it.
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I'm just a blue-collar guy that goes to work, ... In any job I've ever had, I've never thought about a time when I would leave. I just go to work.
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No man stands up. You know what I said to him. I wouldn't want my mother to hear it.
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