[HAIL PIKEVILLE!]

There is a Virus that is sweeping across our area sports teams. Im not singling out one school or team inparticular because all have been infected by this plague. The virus I speak of is called quitting. The carriers of this virus (known in the scientific field as quitters) can spread this virus and ruin an otherwise good team with it. The common excuse a quitter uses for contacting this life ruining disease is "I dont like the Coach". Which If you truly understand the language of a quitter this really means "Im Lazy and I dont want to work as hard as the coach is making me, the only reason I played in the first place is to get a jersey to wear on game day so maybe I could get some girls to notice me". This is the pathetic existense of a quitter. Another common excuse of a quitter is "Its just not fun for me anymore". Meaning in quitterspeak. "Im not the star of the show and I dont care whether we win or not I want to be the star of the show". The quitter will resort to any tactic to spread his venom to other potential hosts. He will lie, cheat and mislead anyone with an open ear. Example:"You guys arent gonna win anything, dont play and lets hang out" Quitter meaning: "Im too spineless to quit by myself so Im gonna try to drag you down with me so you wont have a jersey on gameday either and Ill feel less like a loser".
The good news is there is a cure. Its a double shot of grow up mixed with a reality check. If this doesnt work then a good swift kick in the rump by the infected childs parent or guardian WILL do the trick and is highly recommended. JUST REMEMBER KIDS "ONLY COWARDS QUIT". Ive never met a person who quit that didnt regret it. 10 years from now when you have a job and a family and a house/ car payment and youre boss is coming down on you harder than any coach ever did. Youll realize that what you quit wasnt all that hard or bad and that the coaches were just trying to help make you better as a player as well as a person. Only then will it be too late. In short quitters miss out on the best times of theyre lives and then spend the rest fo theyre lives regreting it.