Clemson coach Dabo Swinney put together one of the greatest post game speeches in recent memory on Saturday night. Swinney praised his team for “bringing their own guts to the game” against Notre Dame. The Tigers earned a huge win over the Fighting Irish, and Swinney noted that while he could provide his players with many things, he could not give them heart or guts. It was a very passionate and moving sight to behold and it makes you wonder why “Bring Your Own Guts” hasn’t become a t-shirt yet.
“BYOG” will likely go down as one of the great post game speeches in sports history, but how does it compare to this TK moment?
8. “I love this kid.”
Georgia State coach Ron Hunter couldn’t stop the emotion of his team’s Cinderella run in the NCAA tournament from getting the best of him at the podium after his team lost to Xavier. With his son RJ by his side, Hunter gave one of the most memorable monologues in tournament history.
7. “They are who we thought they were.”
Few can forget Dennis Green’s tirade after his Arizona Cardinals fell to the Chicago Bears in 2006. What is often lost is how calm Green begins his answer before the realization of what has happened gets the best of him.
6. Bob Knight is a fortuneteller.
Bob Knight was a troll before people knew you called them trolls.
5. “I’m a [expletive] soldier.”
Kellen Winslow refused to apologize for his comments in the heat of the moment in 2004 when he referred to himself as a “[expletive] soldier.” Shortly thereafter, he released a statement apologizing for the incident which I’m sure he wrote himself.
4. “You can do anything!”
May we all one day possess the zeal for life that Apollos Hester did in this moment.
3. “Anything is possible.”
Garnett beats out the first four entries on our list purely based on brevity.
2. Shaq doesn’t give a [expletive] about being on live.
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Shaquille O’Neal had some thoughts about referees that he wanted everyone to hear.
1. “I’m a man. I’m 40.”
In 2007, Mike Gundy endeared himself to the Oklahoma State faithful and everyone else for that matter with this incredible post game speech. Gundy is now pushing 50, but he remains a man, if not *the* man at Oklahoma State.
