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Sonny Weaver Jr.:
My dad's doctors told him that the stress of coaching was gonna kill him, so... of course, he refused to retire. So now I have a choice. The time he has left at home with my mother, or another year on the... another year on the sidelines, where maybe he drops dead on national television. So what do you do? I gave in to my mom and I fired him. Ali:
How come You never told me that before? Sonny Weaver Jr.:
You know, there's already so many versions of what happened that it's not really something I love talking about. Ali:
You never told him? You just... you let him believe that his only son would just fire him? Sonny Weaver Jr.:
That's how we do things in my family. Ali:
Sonny. Sonny Weaver Jr.:
And all I ever wanted to do was just get him a ring
My dad's doctors told him that the stress of coaching was gonna kill him, so... of course, he refused to retire. So now I have a choice. The time he has left at home with my mother, or another year on the... another year on the sidelines, where maybe he drops dead on national television. So what do you do? I gave in to my mom and I fired him. Ali:
How come You never told me that before? Sonny Weaver Jr.:
You know, there's already so many versions of what happened that it's not really something I love talking about. Ali:
You never told him? You just... you let him believe that his only son would just fire him? Sonny Weaver Jr.:
That's how we do things in my family. Ali:
Sonny. Sonny Weaver Jr.:
And all I ever wanted to do was just get him a ring
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My dad's doctors told him that the stress of coaching was gonna kill him so
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Of course he refused to retire
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So now I have a choice
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The time he has left at home with my mother
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or another year on the sidelines
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where maybe he drops dead on national television
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So what do you do
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I gave it to my mom and I fired him
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How come you never told me that before
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You know there's already so many versions of what happened
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that it's not really somethin' I love talking about
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You never told him
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You let him believe that his only son would just fire him
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That's how we do things in my family Sonny
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And all I ever wanted to do was just get him a ring
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Movie Summary
At the NFL Draft, general manager Sonny Weaver has the opportunity to rebuild his team when he trades for the number one pick. He must decide what he's willing to sacrifice on a life-changing day for a few hundred young men with NFL dreams.
Actors
Sonny Weaver Jr.
Ali
