Broke'em? How did I break'em?
Tony D'Amato: How'd you break them? You broke'em, that's why you-

(interjecting)

I lost- I lost a million dollar signing bonus 'cause I took a $300 suit from a booster to go to this kid's wedding, and I didn't even know the guy. "What is a brother supposed to do when he in college, huh? He ain't got no money! He only wanna go out on a date, wanna be gettin' some nice clothes...". Everybody had their hands out, but it was me they suspended. I dropped six rounds in a draft because of that, and then the coach is at me like: "Oh, y'know what, he's a troublemaker, he arrogant, he don't wanna play no ball!". You talk about sacrifice, I sacrificed almost ten million dollars because dumb rednecks like a coach in Ferdinand and San Diego made me a cornerback 'cause he said I got quick feet. He's the one whom separated my shoulder having me to tackle at 250-pound mother****ers, I don't do that kind of shit! I was a great football player. But nobody gave me a time or a day or a season to let my shoulder heal, and then they traded me out of it.
Tony D'Amato: That's right, you go ahead, blame everybody but yourself, Willie.

(under his breath)

Whatever...
Tony D'Amato: You see, 'cause that's what a leader is about: sacrifice. The times he's gotta sacrifice, because he's gotta lead! By example! Not by fear, and not by self-pity.

(triggered)

Who do you think you're talking to!? Half of my football career is over! And you want me to go back to the bench, to sacrifice for the greater glory of Cap Rooney? Well, **** you, coach! I ain't buying your brand! Just 'cause you're some scared old man. You feel like if I play my way, I just might win. And then what the **** was your life about, anyway?
[Willie turns to leave the house. Tony gets up and goes after him.] Tony D'Amato: You're not some flash-in-a-pan, corner, or receiver, or- or even Julian Washington, YOU'RE A GODDAMN QUARTERBACK! You know what that means!? It's the top spot, kid! It's the guy who takes the fall. It's the guy everybody's looking at first, the leader of a team. Who will support you, when they understand you. Who will break their ribs, and their noses, and their necks for you, because they believe! 'Cause you make them believe. That's a quarterback.

(beat)

Yeah. I'm the leader of your team... 'til Cap's back up. Then I'm back on the bench. Shit, you ain't said two words at me 'til Cherubini went down. And then it was (imitating Tony) "Oh, go out there and, and play like you're in the hood, and you're throwing the ball and mama's ringing the dinner bell". All you do is talk at me, man. So Im'ma stay who I am, Steamin' Willie Beamen. And with the time I got left, I'm gonna play my way. Get my dollars up. So when you go to waive me, trade me, injure-reserve me or whatever the **** you all do, I'll be worth ten times what I was worth before I got here.
[Willie turns and leaves.] Tony D'Amato: You're very, very young. And you're very, very stupid.