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Don’t BOX Me In! Inside the Coach’s box of Coach Trisha Stafford-Odom
TSO: Wow! Thanks Chris. It’s not hard. It’s I need the proof of me being wrong. That’s the most tedious part. You have to prove to me I was wrong. I’m not just going to be content with your word against mine. My Mama from Mississippi, but always said, “I’m from Missouri: You have to show me!” I’m going to show you I was right. Break that down theoretically. Then you’ve got to show me how I was wrong. You do all that and cover all your bases; and you know what? You might’ve gotten me. You’re right. I was wrong. My bad!
CR: I had to ask that question.
TSO: I’m only wrong ‘cause you ain’t explain it right.
CR: Comedy. I don’t do this for anyone. Not even my girl Niki Avery and she has zero questions. She taps record and just goes: The Heroine Ender. Normally I dress it up. Advise the (I stop in mid-sentence)……. Nope. Not T.S-O! You tell me.
TSO: I want to say something to a group of people that people forget. And that’s all children, ladies, and minorities. I guess a lot of minorities. I would like to encourage minorities to be better than your counterpart; on every level! Because sometimes your best is not good enough. That ain’t even come out motivating Chris. Sounds a bit depressing {laughs}. I don’t want to say that. For real though, I want people to be the best! To be the best all the time; it’s just not good enough to be the best sometimes. The more you continue to be the best, the competition becomes irrelevant.
Minorities, and also I’m going to encourage Assistant Coaches. That’s a very small group. But it seems like in the big scheme of things I encourage Assistant Coaches to maintain their identity; as they represent someone else. Maintain your identity. And do not be afraid to do that. Understand it’s not going to be acceptable. It can’t be all about the logo on the polo all the time. Coaches talk to logos every day. Maintain self there. I’m UNC tough for real, but I’m Trish: Still Trish. Maintain that! It’s amazing the July Circuit: Coaches everywhere polo logo talking. Trish liable to walk up in there with a big ass V Neck White Tee and be fine simply because, we have Trish! I feel like the mass majority of people I’m in business with (trails off)…….. The crazy part is I actually have the same level of confidence wearing a V NECK WHITE TEE as when I rock the Carolina Blue. I’m serious. I’m still me. You can’t let nobody Box YOU in like that!
Chris Reese is a journalist and sports writer who will be part of the writing team at The Habari Network. He is also the founder of the Title IX Networks and his blog can be read at: http://titleixnetwork.blogspot.ca
