My first year of coaching, we had a 9th grader who had a ton of potential. She was fast, smart, and had a great work ethic. Unfortunately, she came from a tough home. Her mother was an alcoholic who had trouble keeping a job and there wasn't always food on the table. The woman who I coached with took the player aside one day and said, basketball is your way out.
Four years later, the girl went off to UNC-Charlotte on a full ride basketball scholarship. Unlike the days before I went to college, her mother did not take her to the store to buy all of the crap that you need when you get to school. So, my lovely wife took the player out and spent an entire day shopping and loving this young lady, trying to get her prepared for dorm life.
Now, the former players has a good job and her own place here in Nashville. She still comes by every once in a while and helps out.
It's pretty cool when a kid takes advantage of opportunity.
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