Best pre game speech

A little more than 25 years since its release, Hoosiers remains among the most beloved sports movies in history. The film was based on the true story of an improbable state championship won by a small-town Indiana high school in the mid '50s.

The old adage "It's not whether you win or lose, it's how you play the game" is a tired cliche embraced mostly by losers. Only coach Norman Dale could turn such an antiquated notion into a believably motivational rallying cry capable of carrying a team of underdogs to an inspiring second half victory. In my book, we're gonna be winners! These days Jets backup quarterback Tim Tebow is just "really excited" to give his team a chance to win, no matter what his role looks like.

At least that's what the never-deviated-from talking points that he's been issued say. Tebow's generic company-man spiel is a far cry from the halftime speech he gave to his Gators teammates during the BCS Championship.

The fiery speech would come to define his warrior image and will go down in history as one of the greatest halftime speeches of all time. The pregame speech coach Herb Brooks gave to the U.

Actually, it's one of the greatest motivational speeches ever—even outside the sports world. Brooks' inspiring speech preceded a U. Great moments are born from great opportunity. And that's what you have here tonight, boys. That's what you've earned here, tonight. One game. If we played 'em 10 times, they might win nine. But not this game. Not tonight. Tonight, we skate with 'em. Tonight, we stay with 'em, and we shut them down because we can!

Tonight, we are the greatest hockey team in the world. You were born to be hockey players—every one of ya. The art of the pre-game speech is a skillset many coaches struggle to master.

You may wonder: What does my team need to hear? What kind of example can I use? What message do I want to get across? Confidence One of the six sources of confidence is preparation.

Concentration It is easy for athletes to get focused on the wrong things. Commitment You want your team to be resilient, persevere through momentum shifts, and fight to the end.

Target the 4 Cs to make your next pre-game speech a winner. Posted on Tuesday, September 12, The film is based on the hockey Olympics match between the unbeatable Soviet Union and the huge underdogs the United States. In the film, the United States was greatly outnumbered in size and experience.

Here are three lessons you can take from the iconic speech. The reasons these moments were made was becuase they made them happen.

Without hard work, consistency and dedication they would have never been able to perform on the biggest stages. Ask yourself, are you putting in the work to set yourself up for big moments? All of his emotion—whether fiery or weepy—is driven by an unrelenting passion. That passion allows him to speak poignantly, honestly and directly to his audience, mixing to create a touching effect.

When Dick Vermeil quit coaching the first time after several seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles, he was direct about why: he was burned out. We appreciated his honesty and understood. Fourteen years later, Vermeil couldn't resist coming back to the NFL, and again summoned the perfect prose to explain :. Fourteen years ago, I left coaching because I had to. I'm not embarrassed to say it. I'm back today because I have to. There's a reason that he's the leader of the Baltimore Ravens over quarterback Joe Flacco.

And when he prescribes it, it's chill-inducing. The 6'1" Baltimore Ravens linebacker channeled his hardships into motivation for greatness.