posted by DatRoro Kid
I'm usually not a big fan of motivational books and slogans. I tend to think that's total robotic bullshit but nestled in Omar's latest post about the lackluster locker room digs, one can find that the TITS posse is all about this mumbo jumbo:
The Dolphins Regulators:::: Discipline, Communication, Punctuality, Accountability, Unselfishness, Class Room, Weight Room.
I assume those are the ingredients needed to be Sparano's "Tough, Smart, Disciplined" team.
On another wall there's: POWER::::Prepare, Overcome, Win, Every, Round
On the back wall:::: Miami Dolphins Players Have The Make Up.
By the makeup they mean the desire to eat and sleep football, and play through pains and injuries. That's the Trifecta way.
And hanging on the Manhattan side of the locker room is the most important mantra::::The Strength Of The Team Is In Each Individual Member....The Strength of Each Individual member Is In The Team.
I once had a boss that had motivational posters not-so-similar to the one above and my teenaged sister used to actually rock these in her room for a while. Tranquil photos with emphatic, empowering slogans. Neither one of them is today the head coach of the best goddamn football team on the planet or "Barney" from How I Met Your Mother. Still, all football teams use these ridiculous slogans to varying degrees. We can remember Wannstedtian lobster traps, Edwardsian 'Welcome to Training Camp' stenciled posters and all the ridiculous mumbo-jumbo that Marvin Lewis uses to somehow wield power within the orchestral cacophony that is the Cincinnati Bengals. They are neither here nor there.
I will say, though, if you're going to have some cheezy motivational slogans all around you could do much worse than the ones our beloved team uses.
Aside from that, that blog post gave me a chance to post this Cool Dog poster. I mean, stare into that face for a while. I dare you.
