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Being at this school, being on this team — it is a privilege. And the responsibility that comes with that privilege isn’t judged on a scoreboard.
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can’t get it right, no one can. Football is different,” he said. “You are different.”
Gregory also underscored the importance of the day. Homecoming athletic contests will be remembered for a lifetime, he said, and for that reason, Bruins should work hard to do their best. Indeed, memories will be made. “In 25 years, I can promise you, you will remember what you do today, and what you accomplish this season,” he told the team. “You are going to remember the anxiety that builds in your gut up until the first hit. And, truth be told, you are going to miss that feeling. “You are going to remember things that Coach said or maybe yelled, and you will never forget the feeling of someone who believed in you that much.” Gregory pointed to his own coach, Bob Sampson, also on hand to have breakfast
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Toasting, Nibbling & Catching A Few Rays
with the boys. He remembered how the coach once scolded him about a clean jersey after a game his junior year. “I can remember the exact words he used,” he said. “And I can tell you they still motivate me today — and it has been a long time since I played.” Well known as a motivator, Gregory finally
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E MIGHT need a bigger tent. So many alumni turned up for the fun at the Alumni Tent Party that guests spilled out onto the lawn, filling the hillside next to
Cosby Field, from one side of the end zone to the other. All in all, hundreds turned up to raise a toast, nibble some hors
offered some simple advice for making
d’oeuvres, and catch some rays as football held back Taft by a
memories at Homecoming 2014.
score of 53–14.
“Do something worth remembering.” And they did.
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They gathered in groups big and small, relaxing on the lawn as they reminisced about old times, shared hopes for the future, and
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