Deion Sanders Bends Down to Tie Player’s Shoelace, Gesture Highlights Humanity of Coach Prime

Every act of Deion Sanders touches off a storm. The Colorado Buffaloes are in a grinding session, and Coach Prime does not want the players to lose even a second. Even if it means that the Coach has to tie their shoelaces. 

After last season’s unsatisfactory end, Deion Sanders’ squad is all set to take on no matter what challenges come their way this season and has surrendered themselves to strict training. But amidst the training, Coach Prime exhibited himself as a caring mentor as he bent down to tie the shoelaces of one of the Buffaloes’ players, which was touching. 

Deion Sanders’ act of kindness

Sanders’ watchful eyes demand special attention. The coach kept motivating the players to rage the training sessions with multiple reps paired with the high-pitched cry “Let’s go D,” a player kneeled down to tie his shoelaces. Instantly, Coach Prime lent his helping hand. Deion Sanders went about caringly as he bent down to tie the shoelaces and said, “I got you, I got you.” 

Immediately, he switches back to his coaching role as he boosts the players with, “Hey, fellas let’s go to work. We got five plays, five reps.” Hence, the Buffs HC can switch between his multiple personalities within seconds. He is very well aware of the situation when he exposes his stern side to the players and is compassionate toward them otherwise. While the challenging college landscape has hardened him as an individual, the credit for Coach Prime’s humanity goes to his mother, Connie Knight. 

Deion Sanders’ caring side goes back to his mother

Knight, a single mother, raised a gentleman and legend like Deion Sanders. Reiterating his childhood experience growing up with his mother, Coach Prime said, “That’s what I saw, man. I witnessed that when I was a child. That’s what I saw with my mother. Everyone had a meal when they came to the crib. Everyone had a place to lay their head.” Knight has been caring toward her acquaintances, which she has passed on to her son. 

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However, she ensured that Deion Sanders was given enough guidance on how to be stern when necessary. In an interview, Knight said, “I raised him right! I also told him to always be yourself, and if you have to kick **s, kick **s!” 

Hence, subject to his mother’s caring upbringing, the Buffs HC has a soft side that often gets overshadowed by the coach’s lofty aspirations. What comes to the forefront is Coach Prime’s disciplined and passionate side, which is often driven by Colorado’s success. 

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