My major motivation is that I just love basketball with a major-league passion. It's off the charts.

Forgiveness is a process of converting destructive rage into love. The deeper the hurt, the forceful our passion to love should be.

Every day People straighten up the hair, why not the heart?

She is probably the best athlete in our conference. Between her athleticism and passion for basketball, it really makes my job easier as a coach. She's a great kid and extremely unselfish player. We had to forcer her to take the ball and go to the basket. If I had her for all four years, she would have hit her 1,000th last year. Growing up on a farm gives you great work ethic; it can really give you a balanced upbringing.

I ask all the kids to give me their schedule and I see as many as possible. I went to see Kristen Wright in a nine-year-old league and she made the winning shot at the buzzer when I was there. We had been working on her shot, so I felt I had made an impact. It was a great feeling for her and for me too.

Shawn has a passion for basketball. He's a quality person who comes from a quality program at Kit Carson.