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"Be yourself," he says si room It’s a stadiuaroup
"Be reat Brian Brannon has to say to o in that room and for one minute try to mold yourself to their expectations I didn’t offer you this position to do the saave it to you because I want you to be better at it than I was, and you’re going to be because of who you are, not who they want you to be"
I tuck an arth he exudes at the ripe age of fifty-eight I can’t help the sive a squeeze "It’s a I didn’t beco up of my esteem that you do on a daily basis"
Dad snickers "As if you could ever be anything that was less than perfect"
We turn right at the end of the hall and the door to the ht flutter ininternal to indicate how ue
To this tea ready to be naue As a wo these ranks is unheard of, and I’iven a free pass just because I’hter While I think et, there are one off his rocker by stepping down and appointingfavoritism to a family member
Some will think he just doesn’t care about this team anymore
Perhaps a feill even think he’s just lazy and doesn’t want the headaches that co a president and CEO of a professional sports tea, though, and I sincerely hope they believe him today If not, fuck it I have a job to do and skeptics, chauvinists, purists, and otherwise backward-thinking assholes aren’t going to stop oals
To turn this tea of bodies in their seats as alk in I followa s on the end in the first row I think I have hiet ar coating, or long segues He cuts right to the chase "I know you all have seen the news stories and I hate that it was leaked before I could talk to you As of today, I have officially stepped down as the acting general er of the Cold Fury"
No one utters a word Not a sound is made This tells me that indeed, everyone has already heard the news
"I’hter, Gray Brannon, insound as bodies shift in their seats My father continues on,firm and clear statements about my qualifications
Graduated Princeton when I was nineteen
Gotat twenty-one
PhD in statistics from Berkeley at twenty-four
Genius level IQ of 142
Okay, Dad…that’s a little ood stuff
As I half listen to my father talk with pride aboutfor the US woold--I let roup The two front rows are co staff The players sit in clique-type groups based on what lines they play on This isn’t by design, but I’ more because they have a unique bond and camaraderie They almost have a sixth sense that enables them to read each other while on the ice
My eyes pass over Ryker Evans, our tea ly sucked into those silver-gray eyes It happens every ti an interview on TV, which is again proof that I aives aze toefforts for the Cold Fury I’ve been the senior scout for the past two years and have scored soreat players for the teaaze on, but rather take an unfettered moment to appreciate Ryker’s bold handsoue because he’s big I oalie, but he’s still one of theas a woman for just a second, he has the face of a GQ cover raced their cover twice if memory serves me Dark hair, liquid silver eyes, and a beard of what looks like no er, even during the playoffs I’m quite sure when he’s ready to retire he could have a second career as a model if he was so inclined
As it stands, however, I am far more interested in Ryker Evans for his athletic abilities than his face and I consider hiht that even when our playoff hopes were crushed during Ryker’s first game in a Cold Fury jersey when he failed to stop a penalty shot, securing for us a big fat loss I thought he was still a fantastic prospect even when the organization’s CFO, Bill Bow on such a pricey acquisition to the team