We want to take this and teach our athletes that there is a bigger picture. We are thankful we still have a gym and a football field. We are trying to get the kids to learn a life lesson.
Our kids played hard, ... The ball just didn't bounce our way this week. We had some things happen that just kill you in a close ball game.
Our kids played hard and stepped up. We practiced hard the last two weeks. It was one of those hard fought battles,
The time was lenient for districts and that gave a lot more kids an opportunity to swim. I've watched C.J. for a couple of years and he got real focused three days ago and he planned on doing exactly what he did.
Every kid has a bug period, I like to say, and I just got so fascinated and I had that experience, that wonderful life of being able to go out on my own without really any supervision at all. I just lucked out that way. I was trusted as a kid.
Every kid has a bug period... I never grew out of mine.
Kids will get home and nag their parents to death about getting a smoke detector,
I'm just happy to see the fruits of their hard work come to pass. All three are very fortunate to have been able to get to this point. How many kids out there have this dream and don't get to this point?
Oh, I'm going to love it. I can't wait to get my kids started on it.
None of these kids have ever seen snow or been on a frozen pond, so everything is a first for them. They're like kids in a candy store.
The other kids on the team love Markus. He's so fun to be around and he brings a lot to the team. He's brought them closer together.
Thirty kids in a classroom in the 21st century, there's something wrong with that school. They aren't learning anything.
It's a good thing for kids to be able to learn about athletics in this way. We thought this was a great way to get the word out and let kids know that this is out there.