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GO LONG
Corey Dennis Loved the
game of football. He
wanted nothing more than
to be the high school
quarterback, but instead
he played wide receiver.
One day Corey decided that he was going
to play quarterback, so he went to talk to his
coach. He was extremely nervous, but he
knew it would be worth it, so he built up his
courage and walked into his office. As soon
as he walked in the door Corey said to his
coach, “I want to play quarterback.”
To Corey’s dismay, Coach told him,
“Sorry, but I just don't think you have the
tools to play quarterback.”
After Corey’s talk with Coach he was devas-
tated and told himself he would never play
football again. On his was home he stopped
at the park to think about what he would do
with his life. All of the sudden he heard a
voice “Hey kid, are you ok?”
To Corey’s amazement when he turned
around, Tom Brady was walking towards
him. After Corey told Tom what was wrong.
Tom told him about how he was the last
quarterback chosen in the NFL draft and
went on to win numerous of Super Bowls.
Tom also told him to never give up and if
things are important to you then you have to
believe and work hard.
After Corey’s talk with Tom he realize
that football was a game he loved and
how he could never quit. For the next
year Corey trained extremely hard and
worked out every day. Rain, sleet, or
snow, Corey was either in the weight
room or on the field throwing the
football because he knew he wanted to
be the quarterback.
When spring football practice came
around everyone was shocked at the
improvement Corey made. He was a new
person. His hard work had paid off.
Not only did Corey go on to earn the
starting position, he broke numerous
records as a senior, and was able to
achieve a childhood dream. Corey earned
a scholarship to play football at Georgia
Tech.