Comments on East Coast Bias: Deconstructing Al Pacino

It makes perfect sense to me, and I think it's a g...

2008-12-22T16:10:52.389-05:00

It makes perfect sense to me, and I think it's a great speech. Any Given Sunday is completely underrated.

Josh Walters

As a rower, I always listened to this speech befor...

2008-12-22T03:22:33.450-05:00

As a rower, I always listened to this speech before a race. It fits in quite nicely.. actually it fits more for rowing than for football!
Rowing is a sport of inches,
the inches you take every stroke will add up and mean winning or losing, so each stroke you have to die to win the inch;
if you're a second too slow or too fast, you literally don't catch it;
and in a rowing team everyone absolutely has to sacrifice himself in order to win. In football, a team can win if one player is backing out, in rowing that's no option.
there's even a nice youtube rowing movie with this speech: http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=1fmZmKsL5eE
watch and decide for yourself!

Damnit... I knew there was a reason why I was not ...

2008-12-16T21:52:44.114-05:00

Damnit... I knew there was a reason why I was not an English major in college and why I was so excited to not even have to take Freshman English at Maryland. Stupid symbolism.

I get the "six inches in front of your face" thing...

2008-12-16T21:16:01.659-05:00

I get the "six inches in front of your face" thing. He's saying that you can look ahead and plan out your perfect future all you want, but what actually determines your fate is how you handle the moments, opportunities and risks that are placed directly in front of you. That actually ties in nicely with football - the long-term championship goal versus what it takes to actually get there.