Jim Murphy
Jim Murphy
James Francis "Jim" Murphyis a former Scottish Labour Party politician who was the Leader of the Scottish Labour Party between 2014 and 2015 and was the Member of Parliamentfor East Renfrewshirefrom 1997 until 2015...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth25 September 1947
CountryUnited States of America
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I tell all our kids that they're part of building something, that they're part of a group that's putting Merrimack College football on the map.
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We're very quick to tell the kids that we have nothing against the guys in the field. I'm just trying to shut off the recruiters.
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We didn't even have to ask, ... They came to us and asked what they could do.
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Most recruiters, I know are probably trying to do the right thing. The problem is that recruiters today are under incredible pressure to make their goals. This is what we try to counteract in high schools.
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This is like saying you cannot cut down a tree but you are free to poison its roots.
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