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" Football is football and talent is talent. But the mindset of your team makes all the difference. "
Robert Griffin III
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" Sometimes people think it's what you say when you're in a huge group that makes you a leader. But sometimes it's the one-on-one conversations you have with guys individually, just getting to know them. I think I've done that a lot. Not intentionally - it just happens. "
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