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Expect to Win: A Senior’s Call Before the Regular Season Finale

So as I told Brody and I told Evan Courtney, my goal was, and it still is, we're still working through that. As I spoke to her last night on the phone, was talking or having a sports psychologist ...
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Battle Through Adversity: Coach Kennedy on Family and Mindset

Battle through adversity was the motto you picked, and surprisingly, it was pretty fitting for me. I had some pretty major medical issues over the summer. Some of you guys know at Trine, I missed ...
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Discomfort Isn't Incapability: Coach Marshall on True Toughness

We're not going to start in the traditional sense today. You obviously have noticed a theme with the tablecloths, some of what the parents have on and are will and are wearing currently. So we're ...
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Outmatched on Paper Means Nothing Once the Ball Is Kicked Off

So I got a message for you today. Yes, unfortunately I am your speaker, but I do have a message for you. I think it's very informative and probably very important to the degree of what you're about ...
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More Than Words: The Ultimate Sacrifice on the Eve of Patriot Night

Our theme of this week has been sacrifice. I think very fitting as you go ahead and look at we're on the eve of Patriot Night and everything that it truly has become. We will have two flyovers ...
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Heart When It's Hard: What Your Teammates Will Actually Remember

So Coach Marshall asked me to speak on Sunday and I said, yes, and I thought what is a topic that maybe can hit with you. And maybe we can find a way to use it to our advantage. We all know last week ...
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Give Everything, Expect Nothing: Building a Brotherhood Before Kickoff

We're on the cusp of the 2026 season. All right. Friday night kickoffs. Our freshmen are about to start here in about fourteen minutes.
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Alignment Is Everything: Our Vikings 'Row the Boat' Towards Success

All right, so our conversation tonight, I cannot take full credit for it. I'm going to paraphrase some, but how many of you, just by a show of hands, know who PJ Fleck is? Interesting. All right, so ...
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From Five Years Old to Senior Year: Unpacking Your Core Reason to Play

So, I don't know how many of you guys watch SportsCenter or get the SportsCenter ticker updates on your phone, but we're kind of hosting this in combination tonight with our Pop Warner brethren, all ...
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More Than Confidence: Why You Need Belief AND Faith Right Now

I want to talk about two words that might sound similar, but they mean something powerful — and different — when it comes to what we're facing right now: faith and belief.
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