“Um-hmm. Work it…”
“Risk it, Jason. Any goal you go after in a tentative manner, in life or in a game, you will not achieve.”
Jason’s forehead wrinkled.
“Take the gamble,” McMillian whispered. His words accelerated, intensified, yet his volume remained low. “Commit yourself completely. Attack forcefully, with passion, with perseverance. Mass your forces. Mass your physical and mental forces on your objective. You’ve got nothing to lose. Play smart, not angry. Anger blocks your brain and saps your energy. Don’t seek revenge. Seek your goals.”
“Yeah,” Jason answered.
McMillian sensed he’d said too much, that he’d thrown out too many ideas to be assimilated, internalized. “Jason! Just take charge.”
From the moment the whistle sounded, starting the second half, violence on the field esca
