Sign Language
High above Michigan State's weight room, a large sign displays the team shield and several values and messages that resonate for the program.
At the start of the 2010 season, coach Mark Dantonio produced the shield, which includes a sword, three program values -- effort, toughness, knowledge -- as well as the Spartan logo and a No. 1. It's based on a shield from the U.S. Marine Corps, and Dantonio gave each player a smaller shield containing both the Marines' shield -- Communicate, Commitment, Trust -- along with the Spartan shield. Effort, toughness and knowledge are displayed next to the shield, below the word "Championship" and above the phrase "We are one. We are Spartans."
The shield reminds players of what they're striving for in the program. -- Adam Rittenberg
Advertisement
ESPN Video
- 00:43
High schooler with Down syndrome sinks 3-pointer
Leslie County (Ky.) High School's Ethan Wolfe, who has Down syndrome, checks into the game and knocks down a 3-pointer.
- 02:04
Hurts surprises family with donation toward a new home
Eagles QB Jalen Hurts surprises a family, whose child is battling cancer, with a $30,000 donation to go toward a new home.
- 01:25
Ron Rivera rings the bell after final day of cancer treatment
Washington coach Ron Rivera receives an ovation as he walks down the hospital hallway to ring the bell after his final day of cancer treatment.
