Pete Carroll’s Unrelenting Optimism Was a Gift to Seattle Sports Fans

In his final press conference as the head coach of the Seattle Seahawks, Pete Carroll shed some tears. There was a sense of sadness, or at least wistfulness from the 72-year-old Wednesday afternoon. He has never been shy about his feelings. But an event that could have felt more like a funeral still contained the one thing Carroll has exuded in his time in Seattle: optimism.

“I’m frickin’ jacked, I’m fired up, I’m not tired, I’m not worn down,” Carroll said. “It’s the end of the season, I’m supposed to go lay on a cot somewhere, I ain’t feeling like that. What’s coming? I don’t

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