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Speaker 1: Thank you, Junior a k A nephew subject. I don't

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Speaker 1: deserve any of this, okay, Dear Stephen Shirley. I have

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Speaker 1: from coaching miners. This was a devastating blow because it's

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Speaker 1: I merely argued with this other parent. I did not

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Speaker 1: So what can I do to clear my name and

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Speaker 1: So sorry this has happened to you. This is crazy.

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Speaker 1: This is an unbelievable story, and shame on the Parks

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Speaker 1: Having said that, I just these rules and standards at

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Speaker 1: It means that you shouldn't get into it with parents

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Speaker 1: and that's one of the reasons they suspended you. But

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Speaker 1: I'm just surprised that they don't know your record. They

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Speaker 1: And for the last ten years, were they just trying

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Speaker 1: all of that, but you snapped and you lost it. Uh,

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Speaker 1: surely you if anyone deserves a second chance, Steve Well,

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Speaker 1: this letter has some missing information. First of all, I

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Speaker 1: That's why she quiet her. A parent yelled at me

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Speaker 1: I can't say nothing, okay, but you would hear that. Uh, Steve,

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Speaker 1: And while you're there, you're still working. You're always working,

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Speaker 1: your response to today's Strawberry letter, which is really disguised

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Speaker 1: here what did you say that? Now has it? Where

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Speaker 1: he's been from Did you say about this man's boy?

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Speaker 1: You damn me gotta get rechestered that you're saying something

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Speaker 1: the damn pete? How do you think that made him

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Speaker 1: My son is the best player on this damn team. Man,

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Speaker 1: for ten years on, Coach, I don't give a sugar

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Speaker 1: sh Make a call, sugar, No damn you're gonna call

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Speaker 1: and you can't talk to no minds. What has happened

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Speaker 1: that's what didn't happen here. Now, dogs, I know you

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Speaker 1: But why should she have to suffer because your inability

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Speaker 1: can you help me? I won't coach, but I do

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Speaker 1: want to see my child play. Would you help management

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