Found January 26, 2012 on Unathletic: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Joe TorreRex Ryan
It’s Thursday morning. The end is in sight. You’re tired, this week seems interminable, and there’s still some work that needs to get done. Need a little pep talk? Some coaches have it, some don’t. I can’t see Joe Torre firing up the troops before a big game. As much as I hate Rex Ryan, I think he’s got that part covered. We’ve seen plenty of inspiring speeches in sports movies, but how about real life. Here are some quality pregame speeches given by head coaches and others in all sports….. Hit the jump to check them out. 1.) The Strong Finish Who knew the CFL could bring the fire? Just a tremendous finish. 2.) The Inspiration Pretty tremendous, emotional speech. You can’t fight no mooooooore! 3.) Billy D Has Got It In Him It’s hard not to like Billy D even though he has kind of a creep look to him. Guy’s a good coach. 4.) The Red Bull Pregame Speech Award The fuggin’ CFL! Bringing the thunder. This guy is off the chain. 5.) B. Dawk Fired Up Puberty Speech One of the most emoti
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