The Harder You Fight, the Deeper You Sink

Darkness can descend on any of us from all directions, just ask Shane from ‘The Replacements’

Image by Williamada from Pixabay

My favorite movie is The Replacements with Keanu Reeves, Orlando Jones and other star players.

There is a scene where the football players are discussing their fears with coach Jimmy before going against their toughest competitor:

Jimmy: Anybody here afraid of anything other than insects? Come on.

Shane: Quicksand.

Clifford: ***, yeah! Quicksand’s a scary mother, man. It sucks you right in and even if you scream, you get that muck…

Jimmy: I don’t think that’s it. That’s not what he had in mind.

Clifford: What’s he talking about, then?

Jimmy: Ask him.

Clifford: What’s up, Shane?

Shane: You’re playing……and you think everything is going fine. But then one thing goes wrong……and another……and another. You try to fight back, but the harder you fight, the deeper you sink. Until you can’t move. You can’t breathe……because you’re in over your head……like quicksand.

Andre: That’s some deep ***.

~ Script is from Readable.