See it: Tom Coughlin addresses New York Giants at training camp
That's what happened on Monday when two-time Super Bowl-winning head coach Tom Coughlin paid his old team a visit after practice.
Coughlin gave a rousing speech to the young Giants, many of whom have never experienced a winning season with the team. He may be an old-school operator, but his words resonate and his methods work.
He preached "team" and pointed out that games are won and lost in the fourth quarter, and not always by the stars of the team.
"You gotta have your soldiers, too," he said.
Coughlin then gave the guys some advice on when the world is against them.
"You gotta love that (expletive)," he said. "When they tell you you're not good enough. Great. Tell me that all the time. Tell me I can't do something."
The team was riveted to Coughlin. You can see in the background that current head coach Brian Daboll was completely engaged as well.
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