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Where did this vision come from?

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My vision came from back when I played football

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and back in Silver Spring,

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I grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland,

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and I was fortunate enough to be dedicated

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for two football programs, two football organizations

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that became nationally known organizations.

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For me, as you just experienced,

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my name could be fairly difficult to pronounce.

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It's Aswan Crookshank,

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and the game of football is where I got my acceptance.

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The game of football is where I was able to,

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didn't matter how different I actually was.

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The game of football is where I was able to,

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it just didn't matter if you were different.

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Only thing that matters was were you willing to work hard.

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And the vision came from a dedication

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to these two organizations that I was a part of

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that again became nationally known

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and have a championship level expectation about them.

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And knowing what it took to build these programs,

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to be a part of building these programs from scratch

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is what built my vision to know

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that team work actually does work.

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One of the titles to my keynotes is Team Works,

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because I've seen it work and I've seen it create

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just incredible, incredible things for people.

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What are your thoughts on the team work?

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What are your thoughts on the team work?

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What are your thoughts on the team work?