A set of inspirational movies that don't fall into the mold.

Horacio 2022-04-22 07:01:14

1. Seeing that the students' grades can't keep up, the coach chooses to stop the game immediately, and rejects the parents' tendency to consolidate their studies while playing. This is a very manly choice. When you were addicted to games as a child, your parents chose to smash the game console in front of you and then tell you that you can't play anymore. Or take flexible measures, and you can play with qualified results, but the results are very different.

2. Some people are born with the conditions to be champions, and some people pay more than others, but only runner-up. This is how life is. Everyone starts from a different place, and everyone has a different test to go through. The test that the champion has to challenge is more temptation, and the test that the dark horse has to face is self-doubt, each with its own difficulties. Losing in the final does not mean failure. The real failure is to lose to yourself, to self-discipline, to responsibility, and to excuses. If you work hard and improve day by day, it will not be ashamed to get any ranking in the end, at least you have won the former you, and you have won the uncrowned king.

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  • Coach Ken Carter: Well let me tell you what I see, I see a system, that is designed for you to fail, now I know that all of you like stats so let me give you some, Richmond high only graduates 50% of it's students, and of those that do graduate only 6% go to college, Which tells me when I walk down these halls and look in your class rooms, maybe only one student is going to go to college, Well damn Coach Carter if I ain't going to college where am I going to go? Well that's a great question and the answer for young African-American men in here is this, probably to prison, in this county 33% of black males between 18-24 get arrested, so look at they guy on your left, now look at the guy on your right, one of you is going to get arrested, growing up here in Richmond you're 80% more likely to go to prison than college, those are the numbers, those are some stats for ya ass, now I want you to go home and look at your life's tonight, look at your parents lives, and ask yourself do I want better, if the answer is yes I'll see you here tomorrow, and I promise you, I'll do everything in my power to get you to college, and to a better life.

  • Principal Garrison: Your intentions are good, Mr. Carter, but your methods are a bit extreme.

    Coach Ken Carter: You painted an extreme picture. No one expects these kids to graduate, no one expects them to go to college.

    Principal Garrison: So you take away basketball, the one area of their lives where they have some success?

    Coach Ken Carter: Yes, ma'am.

    Principal Garrison: And you challenge them academically?

    Coach Ken Carter: Yes, ma'am!

    Principal Garrison: And if they fail?

    Coach Ken Carter: Then WE've failed!

    Principal Garrison: Unfortunately, Mr. Carter, both you and I know that for some of these kids, this basketball season will be the highlight of their lives.

    Coach Ken Carter: Well, I think that's the problem. Don't you?