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Coughlin appears to have plenty left

Quick ReadWhen an old media sparring partner asked Tom Coughlin Monday if he can envision coaching the Giants 10 years from now, Coughlin cracked, "I'm only 45. Maybe that could happen."

Giants head coach Tom Coughlin poses with the

Photo credit: Getty Images | Giants head coach Tom Coughlin poses with the Vince Lombardi Trophy after the Giants defeated the Patriots by a score of 21-17 in Super Bowl XLVI. (Feb. 5, 2012)

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When an old media sparring partner asked Tom Coughlin Monday if he can envision coaching the Giants 10 years from now, Coughlin cracked: "I'm only 45. Maybe that could happen."

The line got a laugh, but the joke was on most of the rest of us in middle age and beyond, the ones who act our ages and feel the burnout and fatigue -- and most of all the cynicism -- that often...

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