His alcoholic father had left, but at least some of the chaos went with him. Money was scarce. Hope was even harder to find. His mother, who had grown up in a crippled children's hospital, lost the house.
Sep 23, 2023; Clemson, South Carolina, USA; Clemson Tigers head coach Dabo Swinney gets ready to run down the hill with the team before kickoff against the Florida State Seminoles at Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ken Ruinard-USA TODAY Sports - 21485924His alcoholic father had left, but at least some of the chaos went with him. Money was scarce. Hope was even harder to find. His mother, who had grown up in a crippled children’s hospital, lost the house.
“I come from the most screwed-up, dysfunctional situation," Swinney said back in 2012. “You've got violence. Police at your house. Your dad's gone. Nowhere to live.It was here that Dabo Swinney realized that he, and he alone, was the only person who could change the trajectory of his life. He stopped worrying about what other people thought. He focused on only what he believed.
Dabo Swinney delivered an epic five-plus minute rant/response to the complaints of"Tyler from Spartanburg" “I'm 53 years old and there ain't one thing in my life — I have been a part of failure many times — but there ain't one thing in my life that I've ever failed at, Tyler. Never. Ever,” Swinney said, his voice stern.
You come from a background such as Swinney’s and motivation stems not just from a fear of failure, but from a fear that failure is imminent, expected, all but assured. It can be crushing. It can be demoralizing. It can also be powerful. It’s understandable if it isn’t. Many climb the mountain and then admire, even just slightly, the view. They’ve earned that. It’s a challenge to pretend you are still the doubted.
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