Coach Boone: Are your parents here?

Bertier: There's my mother.

Coach Boone: Good. [nods his head at Gerry's mom] You take a look at her. Cause once you step on that bus you aint got your mama no more. You got your brothers on the team and you got your daddy. You know who your daddy is, doncha? Gary, if you want to play on this football team, you answer me when I ask you who is your daddy? Who's your daddy, Gary? Who's your daddy?

Bertier: You.

Coach Boone: And whose team is this, Gerry? Is this your team? Or is this your daddy's team?

Bertier: Yours.

Coach Boone: Now get on the bus. Put on your jacket first and then get on the bus.”

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