Billy Wagner on growing
Billy Wagner3 quotes“Whenever I get into a tough situation…I think of growing up, and I say, ‘This situation won’t be the worst one I’ve ever been in.”
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Coaches and ownership are just like the fans on the street. They can always do it better, and they would always have done it differently when it doesn’t work out.
Billy WagnerBilly Wagner You have to be mentally ‘there.’ Your talent is there, but you have to be mentally there, too.
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