We're trying very, very hard to get those kids proficient.

They're expensive, ... Trying to keep your four or five kids in white shirts is hard.

We're trying desperately to do something for the 25 to 30 kids who live here,

It just seems to be that way, that Afro-American kids can run very, very well.

You always want to get in a tournament to see where your kids are at. Most of our kids haven?t played in big-time tournaments. This is going to be eye-opener for the kids. We will be ready as we can. It?s exciting and scary at the same time.

I called those guys my assistant coaches. When you're dealing with the caliber of kids I had, it's easy to put stuff in. If they saw things that would work during games, we'd try it, and it would usually work.