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110 percent not enough

By Jeff Merron
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Wednesday, August 3, 2005

Used to be, "giving more" topped out somewhere around the 110 percent mark. But over the past few decades, many players and coaches have finally come clean -- 110 percent is simply not enough. Not nearly enough. 120 percent Hall of Fame linebacker Bobby Bell, on his former coach, Hank Stram: "That's all he asked, to give him 120 percent out there." (The Kansas City Star, July 5, 2005) Padres minor leaguer Ben Johnson, on football vs. baseball: "In football, you're going 120 percent. Basebal ...

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