I
was on the high school wrestling team, and Dave Rosenberg was the
coach. I loved those afternoons in the wrestling room duking it out
with my teammates and busting our butts for Rosenberg.
Near
the end of a particularly brutal workout Rosenberg yelled out
“Anybody tired yet?” Even though we were all exhausted, we
wanted to pretend we were men, so we yelled back, “No, we're not
tired, coach!” Rosenberg replied, “Then I haven't worked you
guys hard enough!” We all laughed, and the workout continued.
After
more drills and more calisthenics Rosenberg again yelled out “Anybody
tired yet?” We'd suffered for our last response, so we switched to
the opposite answer, “Yeah, coach, we're exhausted!” This time
Rosenberg replied, “You guys must be out of shape! You need more
work!”, and we all laughed, and the workout continued for another
indefinite period of time.
A
great guy.
Dave
Rosenberg is in the Cedar Rapids Washington Hall of Fame
http://washington.cr.k12.ia.us/activity/index.php?id=1888
and
also in the Coe College Hall of Fame
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