Danny Valdez is right up there with the all-time greats, in terms of soccer success but also when it comes to classic poor-mouthing. Now a poor-mouther is someone who always slyly downplays his team's chances to win, mainly to keep the kids from getting too cocky and partly out of good old-fashioned superstition. Famed Raymondville coach football Alex Leal – he of the 200-plus career victories – was the unrivaled master at the trick; he'd tell you, gosh, he just hoped the Bearkats would be able to get the bus to make it to the game on time ...
