University of Illinois football coach Bob Zuppke was renowned for the fire and fervor of his half-time pep talks. One afternoon, his team hit the locker room after the first half well behind in both points and enthusiasm. Zuppke began talking to them and the more he talked the louder and more dramatic his voice became. The momentum built in the players. Then the coach pointed to the door at the far end of the locker room and said, "Now go out there and win this game!"
Filled with emotion the players got off the bench, ran to the door and charged through it. But it was the wrong door, and one by one they fell into the swimming pool!
It is one thing to be all charged up, it's quite another to be headed in the right direction.
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