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MARTIN: |
Coach Havranek, thanks for meeting with me. May I ask you some
questions? |
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COACH: |
Yes. I have about ten minutes now. |
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MARTIN: |
Yes, I'm very happy. The game is too slow. I want to see more
action, but I'm happy. |
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MARTIN: |
I
don't want to talk only about this game. I want to talk about
coaching. |
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COACH: |
OK.
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MARTIN: |
Did
you want to be a university football coach? |
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COACH: |
First, I wanted to be a professional football player. |
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MARTIN: |
Did
you play professional football? |
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COACH: |
I
played for two years. |
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MARTIN: |
What happened? |
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COACH: |
I
broke my leg. |
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MARTIN: |
In
a football game? |
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COACH: |
No,
in an accident. I fell out of a tree. |
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MARTIN: |
A
tree?! |
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COACH: |
It's funny now. But it wasn't funny then. I was playing with my
children. I wanted to get a ball in the tree. I went up the tree,
and the limb broke. I broke my leg in three pieces. |
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MARTIN: |
And
no more football. |
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COACH: |
That's right. I wanted to play, but my wife didn't want me to play.
My leg wasn't good. |
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MARTIN: |
Now
you're a coach. |
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COACH: |
It's funny. I played football for 10 years. I never had an accident. |
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MARTIN: |
Do
you like coaching? |
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COACH: |
Very much. I wanted to play football. But I like coaching very much.
I'm very happy. |
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MARTIN: |
You
played professional football. You coach university football. Did you
want to coach professional football? |
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COACH: |
No.
I wanted to work with younger men. First, I wanted to coach high
school football. I like to work with young men and women. |
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MARTIN: |
Did
you want to teach? |
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COACH: |
Coaching is teaching. I wanted to see the young men and women grow.
I liked to watch my children grow, and I wanted to watch other
children grow. |
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MARTIN: |
Do
girls play football? |
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COACH: |
My
girls did. They were very good. Some schools have football for boys
and girls. |
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MARTIN: |
You
wanted to coach high school, but you are coaching university men
now. |
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COACH: |
That's right. The university wanted me. They asked me. |
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MARTIN: |
What do you want to see this year? |
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COACH: |
I
want to see my men grow. We're going to work very hard. |
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MARTIN: |
What do you mean "grow?" |
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COACH: |
They were good last year. I want them to learn. I want them to
become better. |
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MARTIN: |
They look good. |
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COACH: |
They are good. I want them to become better. |
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COACH: |
Excuse me, Martin. I want to talk to the team now. |
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MARTIN: |
Thanks, see you later. |
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