A Super (Bowl) Question…
February 6, 2007
From www.CourierNewsOnline.com
Before the BIG game, Bears Coach Lovie Smith said – No motivational speakers required. Instead, they would get their inspiration from within during their final team meeting. Perhaps, Lovie should have as the Colts brought in a motivational speaker (according to the article, their speaker was not someone like Matt Foley, the late Chris Farley’s farcical motivational speaker who lived in a trailer down by the river). Their speaker was Former Indy 500 winner Helio Castroneves. “Helio and I have gotten to become good friends,” Colts coach Tony Dungy said. “He actually let me in his pit when they were getting ready for the Indianapolis 500. I think it’s a big stage and the Super Bowl of their sport and he’s won a couple of them.”
Smith choose NOT to have a former player or inspirational speaker. “I’ll cut you off right there,” Smith told a questioner at Friday’s press conference. “We’re winners, we go through the same routine. I don’t really bring in a lot of outside people. We have coaches, we have players and that’s the way we do things. So we won’t be doing that.”
My question: Should he have? If so, who should he have brought in and why?
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queenofthehill | February 6, 2007 at 22:26:05
Well, it’s obvious even to me what the answer is and I watched Pirates of the Caribbean II throughout the part of the Superbowl that I wasn’t busily wolfing down sushi with my family during! I, uh, didn’t catch much of it.
1. Yes. They should have hired an inspirational speaker.
2. Clearly, they needed a Motivational, Metro but Manly Man… you, in short. I mean, duh. It’s YOUR blog.
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Mike | February 6, 2007 at 22:26:05
Obviously, motivational speakers are a must in any high level competition or business. Each speaker has a story to tell, a twist that makes you want to achieve more than you could on your own.
I, however, don’t think any motivational speaker could have overcome Rex Grossman. Had Chicago won, it would have been in spite of, not because of, Grossman.
Tim, you are probably the only one that could have affected him. I wish you had been there. Either you or Lee Strobel
Mike Williams
http://www.feedyourfaith.org
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inspirationalspeaker | February 6, 2007 at 22:26:05
Mike:
I would have loved to have been there too. I had a motivational spekaer friend who used to speak for bigtime college teams and a few pro. I am aiming for Maryville College!. Then for one of your events!
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inspirationalspeaker | February 6, 2007 at 22:26:05
Laurie:
Sushi??? Be still my heart. Did you make it? The best sushi Adele and I have ever had was in Mexico last year…go figure! Thanks for the vote as “official” inspirational speaker for the Chicago Bears!