He didn't think he was good enough, and he was ready to give up on himself. The supporting cast around him had a lot of question marks, but we knew what we were getting from Dave. But he wasn't happy with himself.

He typifies the kind of kids I've been coaching, someone who's a worker rather than someone who's gifted.

That will be matched, we hope, with anywhere from $350,000 to $500,000 of state dollars.

From what I can tell, it's a good deal for the city, where we can wind up with four soccer fields replacing one, for instance.

I think David is at peace with his own game now. He was too worried about himself and worried about others. He's a very quiet kid who doesn't say much. Maybe early on, he wasn't comfortable being a leader. But I think he feels good about who he is right now.

His self-esteem wasn't high, and he was trying to reflect too much on the things he didn't do well. He had no idea that he was that good of a player. He just needed to be himself. Everything else would have been fine.