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Frank Martin, South Carolina Basketball Coach, On National Anthem Protests
Posted on 10/4/16 at 3:15 pm
Posted on 10/4/16 at 3:15 pm
247 BigSpur : Martin on Anthem Protests
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“I asked our players the question- who in this room has this country held back how? Nobody raised their hands. I said, so how can you tell me this country has held you back when no one has ever held you back? But, it’s popular on Twitter to say that this country holds you back, so people that follow Twitter think that anything that is reported on Twitter, people that we don’t know- is the truth. "
“But when you communicate with people in real life, people that have lived it. It’s like I told our players, this country doesn’t hold you back. Some of us have obstacles in front of us more than others, but nobody is grabbing us from behind. Some of us have to clear more hurdles to get where we want to go, some of us don’t have hurdles, some of us have to clear more. Some people run a 100-meter dash, some people have to run a 100-meter hurdle race and that’s the difference here in this country. We have to figure out a way to unite because that’s what makes us great, that we all get a platform to speak and to express ourselves and move forward, if we have the courage to get over the hurdles, this country opens its doors to you. What we do when we use our platform to take notice of something, we take the hurdles out of the way to make it a little easier for the next guy to get to the finish line.”
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Posted on 10/4/16 at 3:16 pm to Triple Daves
He seems crazy af in game but I agree with him here 
Posted on 10/4/16 at 3:18 pm to Triple Daves
I'm good with it. Freedom of expression, right? Go Frank.
Posted on 10/4/16 at 3:18 pm to Triple Daves
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I wish reporters would quit asking athletes and coaches these questions.
Posted on 10/4/16 at 3:19 pm to Triple Daves
He's right but will undoubtedly be called racist by someone.
Posted on 10/4/16 at 3:19 pm to Triple Daves
everything he said was just plain ol common sense. and i agree with common sense
Posted on 10/4/16 at 3:19 pm to CGSC Lobotomy
Posted on 10/4/16 at 3:22 pm to Triple Daves
Somebody in Missouri is gonna be triggered as frick by this.
Posted on 10/4/16 at 3:22 pm to Triple Daves
I wish more coaches would privately get in front of their teams and address them in that manner...hell, they're just kids.
Posted on 10/4/16 at 3:22 pm to TheDrunkenTigah
quote:It will be very hard to call frank martin a racist, his wife is a black woman.....
He's right but will undoubtedly be called racist by someone
Posted on 10/4/16 at 3:23 pm to Triple Daves
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What we do when we use our platform to take notice of something, we take the hurdles out of the way to make it a little easier for the next guy to get to the finish line.
Is he being empathetic towards Kaepernick here?
Posted on 10/4/16 at 3:26 pm to Butch stones
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He seems crazy af in game but I agree with him here
Agreed. Thats a good way of describing all of this anthem bullshite. He comes off as a fcking lunatic when watching him coach but he has won me over with this.
Posted on 10/4/16 at 3:30 pm to Triple Daves
It's a protest against govt. fuk the govt.
Posted on 10/4/16 at 3:33 pm to Triple Daves
Frank Martin is first generation American. A good portion of our team has come from overseas to get an education and chase the dream. If there is a group of people that the Kaepernick narrative isn't going to resonate with, its them.
I have and will always be proud to have CFM @ Carolina. And yes he can absolutely go full Coach Boom style on the hardwood.
I have and will always be proud to have CFM @ Carolina. And yes he can absolutely go full Coach Boom style on the hardwood.
Posted on 10/4/16 at 3:34 pm to chizhead
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It will be very hard to call frank martin a racist, his wife is a black woman.....
Then he'll not only be called a racist, but accused of cultural appropriation.
Posted on 10/4/16 at 3:38 pm to Triple Daves
he is actually supporting Kaepernick but most who upvoted failed to comprehend that because he stated his position so eloquently.
Getting the majority to admit that there are hurdles for some and not hurdles for others....is the purpose of Kaepernick's protest.
Until that is acknowledged, there can't be a concerted effort from the majority (not just the marginalized) to work towards acknowledging an issue exists and working towards a solution.
We can't unite if the person without the same obstacles doesn't understand why the guy jumping hurdles is "held back" or "way behind" the person running a 10.5 100m dash.
Getting the majority to admit that there are hurdles for some and not hurdles for others....is the purpose of Kaepernick's protest.
Until that is acknowledged, there can't be a concerted effort from the majority (not just the marginalized) to work towards acknowledging an issue exists and working towards a solution.
We can't unite if the person without the same obstacles doesn't understand why the guy jumping hurdles is "held back" or "way behind" the person running a 10.5 100m dash.
Posted on 10/4/16 at 3:38 pm to Triple Daves
Posted on 10/4/16 at 3:41 pm to gatorguru
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Getting the majority to admit that there are hurdles for some and not hurdles for others....is the purpose of Kaepernick's protest. Until that is acknowledged, there can't be a concerted effort from the majority (not just the marginalized) to work towards acknowledging an issue exists and working towards a solution.
just curious but what the heck are the majority of us to do? contact our congressperson for an ACKNOWLEDGEMENT that not everyone is born wealthy? what actually is the end game here?
Posted on 10/4/16 at 3:42 pm to piggilicious
Kaepernick had way fewer hurdles than most of us. Grew up rich and talented.
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