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August 5, 2007 JERRY JONES: Hey, man, that will fire you up there. What an honor to be here with you, to be right here on this historic ground with these champions, these champions sitting here behind us. You know, it is unique what can be the makeup of a championship team. A championship team can have a catalyst. They can have a spark, someone that can put a fire in another person's heart. ...
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Michael Irvin's Greatest Catch
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... One of the most hated, loathed players of recent times, who also developed quite an anti-following during his stint as an ESPN analyst (which ended recently), Irvin took the podium and absolutely froze time in its tracks with his tearful apologies, his genuine remorse and his powerful testimony to God. ...
The Week in Quotes: August 9, 2007
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... ht thing so you can be a better role model than dad. Irvin I doubted I would ever have the chance to stand before you today. So when I returned home, I spoke with Michael and Elijah . I said, That s how you do it, son. You do it like [Hall of Famers Troy Aikman, Warren Moon, Harry Carson, Rayfield Wright, John Madden, and Reggie White] did it. Michael asked, he said, Dad, do you ever think we will be there? And I didn t know how to answer that. And it returned me to that threshing floor. This time I was voiceless, but my heart cried out. God, why must I go through so many peaks and valleys? Irvin I wanted to stand in front of my boys and say, Do it like your dad, like any proud dad would want to. Why must I go through so much? At that moment a voice came over me and said, Look up, get up, and don t ever give up. You tell everyone or anyone that has ever doubted, thought they did not measure up or wanted to quit, you tell them to look up, get up and don t ever give up. Irvin ( ...
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