July 15, 2010
Look, if you had one shot, and one opportunity
To seize everything you ever wanted in one moment
Would you capture it or just let it slip?
Yo
His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy
There's vomit on his sweater already, mom's spaghetti
He's nervous, but on the surface he looks calm and ready
To drop bombs, but he keeps on forgetting
What he wrote down, the whole crowd goes so loud
He opens his mouth, but the words won't come out
He's chokin, how, everybody's jokin now
The clock's run out, time's up, over, blau!
Snap back to reality, Oh, there goes gravity
Oh, there goes rabbit, he choked
He's so mad, but he won't give up that
easy, No
He won't have it , he knows his whole back's to these ropes
It don't matter, he's dope
He knows that, but he's broke
He's so stagnant he knows
When he goes back to this mobile home, that's when it's
Back to the lab again yo
This ol' rap shit
He better go capture this moment and hope it don't pass him
You better lose yourself in the music, the moment
You own it, you better never let it go
You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow
Cause opportunity comes once in a lifetime...yo
Eminem
And the Trojans take the field at the Los Angeles Coliseum.
As a member of the Trojan family the words in the title had special meaning. Pete Carroll was coach of the USC football team for 9 years. His list of accomplishments are as follows and we trusted him:
Two BCS Championship Game appearances (win over Oklahoma, and a loss to Texas)
Two national championships, including the Associated Press 2003 national championship and 2004 national championship.
Seven consecutive Associated Press Top-4 finishes
A record six BCS bowl victories
A record seven consecutive BCS bowl appearances
A record seven consecutive years as Pac-10 Champions or Co-Champions
A national-record 33 consecutive weeks as the Associated Press's No. 1-ranked team
A winning record of 97–19 (85.6%)
A winning record of 16–2 against traditional rivals Notre Dame and UCLA
A NCAA record of 63 straight 20-point games
Twenty-five 1st team All-American
53 players selected in the NFL Draft, including 14 in the first round.[47]
Three Heisman Trophy winners (Carson Palmer, 2002; Matt Leinart, 2004; Reggie Bush, 2005)
Four Top-5 recruiting classes
Win streaks for home games (34) and Pac-10 home games (22).
In 2007, USC became the first NCAA FBS team to achieve six consecutive 11-win seasons[48]
In 2008, USC added an unprecedented seventh consecutive 11-win season
A 28–1 record in the month of November
Only team in history to win three consecutive Rose Bowl Games
In July 2007, ESPN.com named USC its #1 team of the decade for the period between 1996 and 2006, primarily citing the Trojans' renaissance and dominance under Carroll.[49][50] In 2007, his effect on the college football landscape was named one of the biggest developments over the past decade in ESPN the Magazine.[51] In May 2008, Carroll was named the coach who did the most to define the first 10 years of the BCS Era.[52]
It was a fantastic time at USC and the LA Coliseum. Pete has moved on to anotrher coaching opportunity, another challenge.
He was in San Diego as part of his book tour and I went and saw him. He was at the San Diego Hall of Champions. Win Forever means be the best you can be at all times. He is quite an engaging speaker and very charismatic.
Buy a book, save a life! Every $ I make on "Win Forever" goes straight to @ABetterLA. from Twitter Pete Carroll.
Who We Are: A BETTER LA, founded by football head coach Pete Carroll, is a 501(c)(3) that unites local leaders from the private, non-profit, social service, faith-based, education and law enforcement sectors. We are committed to supporting Los Angeles communities in their goal to reduce violence by empowering change from within.
By mobilizing the knowledge and skills from within a community to inspire its individuals to dream, work and play without fear, we believe it is possible to build a better Los Angeles, one community at a time.
“We are here to make a better Los Angeles one neighborhood at a time. Are you IN?” - Pete Carroll, Founder, A BETTER LA
It was a cool evening enjoyed by all. Folllow Pete Carroll on Twitter.
SOTD- Song of the day
#SOTD! any way you want it by journey from Twitter Pete Carroll
Any way you want it
That's the way you need it
Any way you want it
She loves to laugh
She loves to sing
She does everything
She loves to move
She loves to groove
She loves the lovin' things
Oh, all night, all night
Oh, every night
So hold tight, hold tight
Oh, baby, hold tight
Oh, she said
Any way you want it
That's the way you need it
Any way you want it
Journey
