No Guarantee Of Success If You Stay, But If You Leave It Is Guaranteed Failure

As supportive as O'Brien was, once the players were gone, they were gone.  Investing more time in guys who refused to commit was like drawing pictures on water.  He had no time for it. 

Being part of the Charlestown program was no guarantee that a kid would become a success.  But dropping out of the program dramatically increased the odds that he wouldn't.

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