“Football Sonata” – Coach Bellini’s random act of permission + his game day approach & mindset allowed me to elevate my love of... sports, competition, literature and the performing arts! The sonata = permission to pursue an unusual extracurricular passion; game day mindset of our coach that we learned to embody - we do our talking on the gridiron!; Preston playground old head’s “REAL TALK” about how to respond when confronted with bigotry in a game - HATERS = MOTIVATORS!