In closing, let me say this: I will do my best, but I will not do it alone. Let your voice be heard. Whenever you have a chance, say something good about our country. With God's help and for the sake of our Nation, it is time for us to join hands in America. Let us commit ourselves together to a rebirth of the American spirit. Working together with our common faith we cannot fail.Thank you and good night. (60-61)

Carter's last lines have him trying to do for America what Knute Rockne did for Notre Dame: inspire a team to victory.

And the path toward victory, according to Carter, lies in tackling the oil crisis from a spiritual as well as a political level. His basic point, to buckle down, work harder and sacrifice more, is summed up by his urging all Americans to, whenever they can, "say something good about our country."

He emphasizes that he can't do this alone, that he needs the support of his teammates (a.k.a. the American people). He claims that to find that end zone, or in this case, to achieve energy independence within the next few decades, the American people need to "commit themselves together to a rebirth of the American spirit."

This is his game plan: solve the moral crisis facing the country first, then the oil crisis. His final lines serve as an invitation for all Americans to join his team.