"Three fourths of this is inaccurate. It's fiction. And this article embarrasses me to be involved with athletics. Tremendously. And that article had to have been written by a person who didn't have a child. And has never had a child that had their HEART BROKEN and come home upset. And had to deal with that child when he is upset. And kick a person when he's down! Here's all that kid did. He goes to class. He's respectful to the media. He's respectful to the PUBLIC. And he's a good kid, and he's not a professional athlete, and he doesn't deserve to be kicked when he's down. If you have a child someday, you'll understand how it feels. But you obviously don't have a child. I do. If your child goes down the street, and someone makes fun of him because he dropped a pass in a pickup game, or SAYS HE'S FAT, and he comes home crying to his mom, you'd understand. But you haven't had that. But someday you will. And when your child comes home, you'll understand. If you want to go at an athlete, ONE OF MY ATHLETES, you go after one that doesn't do the right things. You don't downgrade him because he does everything right and may not play as well on Saturday. And you let us make that decision. That's why I don't read the newspaper. BECAUSE IT'S GARBAGE. And the editor that let it come out IS GARBAGE. Attacking an amateur athlete for doing everything right. And then you want to right articles about guys that don't do things right, and downgrade those who do make plays. Are you kidding me? Where are we at in society? COME AFTER ME! I'M A MAN! I'M FORTY! I'M NOT A KID. WRITE SOMETHING ABOUT ME or our coaches. Don't write it about a kid that does everything right, that's heart is broken. And then say that the coaches said he was scared. THAT AIN'T TRUE. And then to say that we made that decision because Donovan was. Because he threatened to transfer. THAT'S NOT TRUE. So get your facts straight. And I hope someday you have a child and someone downgrades him or belittles him, and you have to look him in the eye and say you know what? It's okay. They're suppose to be mature adults but they really aren't. Who's the kid. Who's the kid here. Are you kidding me? That's all I got to say. Makes me wanna puke!" (Storms off the podium)
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