NY Giants coach Tom Coughlin pumps up team with MMA
At the end of team meetings the night before particularly big games, Giants Coach Tom Coughlin has tried to pump…
At the end of team meetings the night before particularly big games, Giants Coach Tom Coughlin has tried to pump up his players by showing motivational material: footage of mixed martial arts fights.
He’s shown some good fights, guys getting beaten up pretty good, tight end Kevin Boss said. I didn’t even know if he was sure U.F.C. was in existence.
Whether it is martial arts videos or artful quotations, Coughlin, 64, has an array of inspirational tactics that he keeps in stock. It is one part of who he is, and his demeanor — fiery, occasionally funny, both straitlaced and surly — is certainly another.
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