That was an unlikely motivational speech

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[In a late model sedan, driving through Detroit, with Dave Tippett at the wheel]

Vernon Fiddler: I have to admit, Coach Tippett, your motivational techniques were rather bizarre, but you managed to get us all the way to the playoffs. Here we are in Detroit!

Jim Vandermeer: Yeah, telling us it was all right to blow, it made us more comfortable, and allowed us to be more cohesive as a team.

Dave Tippett: Oh and how I love the way you guys blow! I don’t think anyone blows with the same passion the Phoenix Coyotes do.

VF: You’ve even regained my trust after driving us into a tornado. Of course, I’m only comfortable riding with you to the hotel immediately after a game, like right now.

DT: Oh, Vernon, we’re not going to the hotel. I want you to see 8 Mile Road!

JV: Wait, what? Isn’t that rife with crime and dangerous for non residents? Remember the last time we took a detour?

VF: Yeah, and we haven’t seen Peter Mueller since, poor guy got tossed to Colorado or Nebraska or something.

Zbynek Michalek: NEBRASKA!!!

DT: Guys, I want to show you this street to teach you a lesson. Look how hard the people around you are working. Many of them are working many jobs just to feed their kids, but they know they still have more work to do if they want to achieve their real goals. Sure, we’re much better off than these residents, but they have a lesson for us. Never be content.

JV: And do whatever you can to get out of Detroit.

VF: Right, let’s get out of here. This place sucks.

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DT: Ooh. A rap battle! I got mad flow!

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