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Principal Garrison
- Principal Garrison: Your intentions are good, Mr. Carter, but your methods are a bit extreme.
- Coach Ken Carter: You painted an extreme picture. No one expects these kids to graduate, no one expects them to go to college.
- Principal Garrison: So you take away basketball, the one area of their lives where they have some success?
- Coach Ken Carter: Yes, ma'am.
- Principal Garrison: And you challenge them academically?
- Coach Ken Carter: Yes, ma'am!
- Principal Garrison: And if they fail?
- Coach Ken Carter: Then WE've failed!
- Principal Garrison: Unfortunately, Mr. Carter, both you and I know that for some of these kids, this basketball season will be the highlight of their lives.
- Coach Ken Carter: Well, I think that's the problem. Don't you?
- Principal Garrison: Look, I know we haven't always seen eye to eye, but you've done such a great job with these boys. It seems wrong to...
- Coach Ken Carter: [interrupts] Look, no offense, ma'am. But all the work I did with those boys was negated when they ended the lockout.
- Principal Garrison: I don't think that's true. I really...
- Coach Ken Carter: [interrupts] The board sent the message loud and clear: winning basketball games is more important then graduating from high school and going to college. I'm sorry. I just can't support that message.