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Attitude a la shmoop so you're the captain of your football [Football team players in huddle]

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team you've got a bunch of hard-working determined team players who want to win

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but every team has a stinker or two your tight end is the most pessimistic guy [Football player with sad face]

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you've ever met your wide receiver has some little serious anger issues and

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your quarterback is a selfish jerk who never wants to share the ball well you

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can guess how your game usually ends here's the thing having a bad attitude [Man spins a coca cola bottle]

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is like having mono during a game of spin the bottle you're going to infect

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everyone around you whether you mean to or not so even if you think you have a

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pretty good shot at winning state well mr. pessimist disagrees he starts [Mr Pessimist appears]

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talking about your historic losing record against the team you're playing

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and how you need a miracle to win, your whole team's discouraged and the only

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miracle is the restraint you've shown in not shoving mr. negatives jockstrap down [Steam comes out of mans head]

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his throat you've got a talented team though so you might still chalk up a win

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right well rageaholic guy might be the best wide receiver in the state but he's

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objected for beating up the entire marching band in the first quarter [Referee blows whistle]

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yikes oh poor trombone player get that out of there...Two touchdown opportunities

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lost because of well a-flat piccolo player yeah pull that piccolo out of [Man with piccolo lodged in head]

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there it's gotta hurt but hey your quarterbacks solid right

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he's making some good passes yeah not so much

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selfish Sal over here would rather run the ball himself and pass because he has [Sal running with the ball]

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no faith in his teammates though surprise, surprise you lose the game

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but you know your team has potential so you decide it's time to cut the dead

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weight you bring on three new guys they're optimistic team players who

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don't enjoy rearranging the tuba players face in their spare time...Your new

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tight-end is upbeat and always pushes his teammates to try their hardest when

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you're down 21 seven at half he's the one given the pep talk in the locker [Tight-end giving pep talk]

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room and leading the second half comeback your new wide receiver is a

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good sport and even when you lose he's there congratulating the opposing team [Wide receiver congratulates opposition]

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and your new quarterback knows how to be a team player and makes plays for the

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good of the whole team not just his own glory [Man catches football]

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well this boosts morale and leads to a tighter more in sync team and when you

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win state championships the following year no one's happier than you that you

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cut the negative attitudes from your team except for maybe that piccolo

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