We get hung up on basketball and winning games, but when you reflect back to that and you've lost everything, it makes you thankful for what you have. That is a life experience that has helped them grow as young men and as basketball players.
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I hope this lifts people's spirits back home. It's been a tough, tough period and it's going to get tougher. It was so bad, we couldn't even buy tennis shoes because our budgets had been frozen. But those things happen for a reason. Like my daddy said, if it doesn't kill you, it makes you tougher.
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It's huge. I've been trying not to lose it, but I might be getting close. I've never had a group of kids ... over the last three years, we've developed something where they really do believe. You reap what you sow. We're so blessed and thankful for the opportunity. For them to believe, we can do all things. If we just focus in and believe - in your faith, in your team, whatever - you can make some amazing things happen.
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