Mike Tomlin is a quality guy, and very wise (unlike Bill Cowher). He's been helping me in my consultations with the Pittsburgh Penguins during the Stanley Cup Final. Hopefully, with his help, we can (as Jerome Bettis says) help the "Boys become men" and defeat the evil empire of the Detroit Red Wings. I would just like to point out that red is the color of almost all evil empires. Red is the color of the former Soviet Union, as well as the communist government of China (which oppresses my Panda brethren).
I talked to Mike on the phone today, and asked him, "Mike, how are we going to get the players to maintain their confidence despite being down 2 games to 1?"
He said, "Rob Rob, you gotta make sure they have a big windshield and a small rear-view mirror."
I asked him, "Mike, how do we defeat a team that may be the strongest team in the league?"
And he replied, "Rob Rob, iron sharpens iron. You've gotta underpromise and overdeliver."
I asked, "Mike, how do the Penguins remain hungry?"
He replied, "Rob Rob, It is not hunger that should drive them. Hunger and thirst can be quenched. They have to be a driven group. They have to seek greatness. The offense shoots. The defensemen stop the opposition from shooting. The goaltender stops the shots that get through. Together we all eat."
Amen to that.
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