Officer Bob

Ever had someone say, "That was the best birthday present you could've given me?"
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S' a 'warm fuzzy' inside.
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Touchdown.
I hit man-on, barring him back with my forearm then punching him to the side as I rip past him. Then I'm screaming....xD
"C'mon... GO GO GO...!" Right behind an MI linebacker who's running after... Salinger. Billy. And he runs faster, harder, just a few more yards...10...5...boom. BOOM.
The rest of the o-line running, the runningbacks running, skipping, jumping in the air. Fist pumping. Leaping. Shouting, triumphant roars from us, and from the sidelines where the coaches and the rest of the team is ecstatic.
I run up to Billy. Slap him on the shoulder, we jump and there's a crack as our shoulderpads meet. Everyone else is around him, running, laughing, grinning, back slapping and chest bumping. I run back as a PAT guy taps me back, highfive a normally grouchy coach.
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Now imagine this three times over.
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27 - 0
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Zip.
... We are delirious and pride runs through our veins. Football players, you get kicked off the team if you're even in the vincity of alcohol, drugs. We discover why the policy works, why we don't need whatever. We are high.
'WHO'S HOUSE?
OUR HOUSE!
WHAT TIME IS IT?
KNIGHT TIME!
KNIGHTS ON THREE!
ONE
TWO
THREE
KNIGHTS!
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Officer Bob from DARE. Anyone remember him from Elementary?
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Was in SWAT.
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And is our coach.
Today was his birthday.
And after hollering, jumping around, loudness and happyness and jokes in the locker room, he steps in, looking a 'lil serious.
"Shhhh!" "Coach is talking!"
It's amazing how a locker room of forty rowdy, exhilerated guys quiets down into shuffling, ruffling so fast, so completely.
He gives us a satisfied smile, looking us over.
"Guys, I just wanted you to know...
...Today is my birthday.
And you gave me the best birthday present you could've given me. Thanks."
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He walks out amidst thunderous applause, shouts of 'HAPPY BIRTHDAY' and 'w00t!' and just happy yells and growls of approval.
Yes, he makes us run, he lectures us, he 'tells it as it is', he disciplines us hard. Steels us. Lays out our faults. A man of a few, meaningful words.
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But he is Officer Bob Oliver. He is OUR Coach. And today, there is no better.

Just had to share that moment. ^^" Sorry for being so football oriented.
But it makes us feel alive. It gives us purpose, something to look forward to, hard work, clean return. It's a big part of our lives. And is one of the big things that define, build, who we are.