Motivational Speech From the Movie We are Marshall: We Cannot Lose


The coach of a football team delivers an inspiring speech honoring the memory of the previous team that had been killed in a plane crash.

How do you pick it up when all seems gone or lost?

“This is your opportunity to rise from the ashes and grab glory!”


We Are Marshall – Pre-Game Speech

Although Marshall lost, McConahay scores the first touchdown with his portrayal and pre-game speech as the Thundering Herd gets ready to play Xavier after the devastating plane crash that killed the entire team.

Transcript of the Video:

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yeah
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yeah
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ok
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for those of you who may not know this is the final resting place for six
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members of the 1970 Thundering Herd the plane crash that took their lives was so
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severe so so absolute that their bodies were unable to be identified
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so they were buried here to get it
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six players 6 teammates six sons of Marshall this is our past gentleman
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this is where we have been this is how we got here
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this is who we are today I want to talk about our opponent this afternoon
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they’re bigger faster stronger more experienced and on paper
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they’re just better and they know it too
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I want to tell you something that they don’t know they don’t know your heart
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yeah
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I do I’ve seen
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you have shown it to me you have shown this coaching staff your teammates
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you have shown yourself just exactly who you are in here when you take that field
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today
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you’ve gotta lay that hard on the line men
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from the soles of your feet with every ounce of blood you’ve got in your body
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lay it on the line until the final whistle blows and if you do that if you
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do that
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we cannot lose
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we may be behind on the scoreboard at the end of the game but if you play like
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that we cannot be defeated and we came here today to remember six young man and
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69 others
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who will not be on the field with you today
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they will be watching
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you can bet your ass they’ll be getting their teeth with every snap that
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football
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you understand me
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how you play today
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from this moment on is how you will be
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remember
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your opportunity
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to rise from the ashes and grab lorry
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yeah
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we are heroes in today
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yeah

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