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What do the OGs and the New York giants have in common?

The Super Bowl: The jewel in the crown of the National Football League has come and gone. And with the conclusion of the Super Bowl, the “experts” can stand up and congratulate themselves for being right in choosing the champion or trying to rationalize why they were wrong. And with this year’s Super Bowl, many of those “experts” had to explain why they were wrong.

This year’s game was supposed to be the crowning of a champion (New England Patriots) after completing the perfect season with a 19-0 record. And while it would have been a historic moment to see that achievement and a great story to write and talk about for years to come, that happy ending left out the underdog New York Giants and how they felt about “not having a chance to win.” this game. And I sat there watching the Giants celebrate their victory, I couldn’t help but notice the similarities between the NY Giants and the OG.

The Giants started the season terribly; They had star players who refused to come to training camp, there were some infighting within the team, they had a former teammate throwing hatred at the club as a commentator, there was open talk about firing the coach mid-season or who his teammate was. The replacement could be, they had some embarrassing losses throughout the season, and critics even spoke about how dumb and disoriented the team’s quarterback looked (which has absolutely NOTHING to do with winning championships). And despite all that, they beat the team that was being regarded as one of the best (if not the best) teams of all time.

How did this happen? Well, the Giants realized that all of those things that happened to them during the season didn’t have to have a permanent effect on the outcome of the season. They realized that it doesn’t really matter how strong you start the race, but how strong you finish. They realized that they could still achieve what most people thought was impossible if they worked harder than others, did not give up on each other, joined in and listened to their coaches, used the plan adopted by other teams that They were successful against the Patriots, and he played hard until the last second.

For those of you who haven’t figured it out yet, THAT’S THE OG’S FIGHT TOO! Every GO (in our own way) has to believe in ourselves when others tell us to hang up. OGs have to train harder and longer than the person next to us. OGs constantly flirt with the idea of ​​quitting because things don’t turn out the way we expect them to, but NEVER give in to the urge to quit. OGs must believe in our coaches telling us that we are making progress when we have little to no evidence to back it up. And finally, the OGs have to fight for everything we have (like being considered serious, competent and tough fighters to be taken seriously on the mat) until the last second.

I know when I first coined the term “OG” it was intended for older, non-traditional fighters and will always apply to them. As “The Nation” continues to evolve, I am forced to see that “being an OG” also embodies the struggle of being the underdog. And that fight has no age limit.

So, I ask you this question. With all those similarities between them and us, how can the Giants NOT be considered OG?

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