“The work always brings us back,” Canales preached. “Whether it’s a big win, a big loss—they’re all big—but whatever the outcome of the last game is, the work snaps us out of it. The work brings us back.
“I’m so grateful to have one more opportunity to get back to work where we can get on that grass. We go through the preparation, we have our meetings, and once we’re in cleats and once we’re on that grass, it’s like the next thing becomes really clear, the focus of what we’re doing, the walkthroughs, and the opponent. It just becomes all about that, and that’s what’s so cool about this time of year.
“It’s like, here we go, we get one more opportunity. Let’s keep this, let’s make this statement true. 1-0 with a chance to win the championship, how long can we keep that statement true?”
