COACH FIGHTIN’ TO SAVE HIM Coach Nearly Breaks Down Begging Player To Stay In Football… Warns He’ll Be Dead Or In Jail Within 3 Years If He Chooses The Streets

Atlanta Coach urges his Player to Stick with Football and Stay out the Streets, Warning he could be Dead or in Jail within Three Years 

The life of a high school athlete in many urban areas, particularly in cities like Atlanta, often involves navigating a delicate balance between academic pressures, sports commitments, and the pull of street life. Many young men in these communities face temptations that can seem irresistible. Whether it’s the allure of quick money, a desire for status, or the pressure to fit in, the streets present a dangerous distraction that leads many young people down paths of crime and violence.

Football, on the other hand, offers an alternative—a chance to escape the cycle, to earn a scholarship, and to build a future that transcends their environment. But to succeed in football, a young athlete needs more than just talent. They need discipline, focus, and, above all, they need the will to rise above the negative influences that surround them.

For the player in question, the coach’s message was born out of concern, not just for his future on the field but for his life as a whole. The coach, who has seen countless promising athletes succumb to the streets, recognized that the player was on the verge of making decisions that could permanently alter the course of his life.

In his emotional plea, the coach wasn’t simply making idle threats. He was speaking from experience, having seen firsthand the grim statistics that follow young men who fall prey to the lure of the streets. For too many athletes, the pull of gang culture, drugs, and violence has proven stronger than the promise of athletic success. A fleeting moment of poor decision-making can lead to irreversible consequences.

This is a fate that the coach has witnessed all too often. He spoke of former players—young men with immense talent and potential—who had their futures cut short by criminal activity or violence. He detailed the all-too-common scenario: a promising career in sports washed away by a single wrong turn, a brush with the law, or an inability to escape the pressures of their environment.

The coach went on to make a chilling prediction: “You could be dead or in jail within the next three years.” These words were not meant to scare the player into submission but to wake him up to the very real dangers he faced if he didn’t make a change.

I THINK THE ISSUE IS THE RUMORS AND OTHERS WHO ARE ANGRY RELATED TO THE CURRENT PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

I THINK IF YOU PROVIDED AN OUTLINE OF WHAT AND HOW YOU WILL MANAGE THE VA WILL CLARIFY ALL ISSUES.

PLACE ALL ISSUES IN THE SUNSHINE; OPEN TO PUBLIC REVIEW.

IF FRAUD; SHOW THE FRAUD ETC.. WHO, WHAT, WHERE , WHEN AND HOW MUCH?

PROVIDE RATIONAL FOR ANY FIRINGS OR REMOVAL OF VA STAFF.

I AM 82. VIETNAM ARMY MEDIC IN 1966-67 IN CU CHI, TAY NINH, IRON TRIANGLE, HOBO WOODS TDY WITH 196TH. LIGHT INFANTRY.
ALL I REMEMBER ARE DEAD; IN VIETNAM OR IN THE STATES.
IN 1966-67 15,000 KIA’S. I STACKED A LOT OF KIA’S, DID A LOT OF DUST-OFF AND MORGUE WORK.

HOW MANY KIA’S WERE ONLY 18?? I TREATED BLIND INJURIES, HEAD INJURIES, AMPUTATIONS, BURNS.

I DO NOT KNOW HOW COMPENSATION CAN REPLACE LOST BODY PARTS.. I TASTE IT, SMELL IT AND FEEL IT EVERY DAY. WE DID OUR DUTY.

NOW YOU MUST DO YOUR DUTY. GOD BLESS.