Quotes by Mike Meredith

“Pretty much what we started out with was basketball. Were attempting to get business to sponsor basketball teams,”

“We learn just as much from the kids as they learn from us, ... Sometimes, theyre more comfortable talking to us than they are to their parents.”

“We do it in the Weed and Seed area for underprivileged kids, to get them off the street and give them something to do,”

“Anyone who wants to be a coach — as long as they do not have a criminal history, we have a course they can go through and PAL gives them certification,”

“We want coaches that yes, winning is a big thing to them, but our biggest thing is that theyre able to teach life skills kids can use down the road.”

“Anybody thats got a bunch of money and wants to let us have a building, were looking in that direction to give kids a place to go after school,”

“The chief (Gary Getchell) is really for the community and helping the kids,”

“Its not just about busting the bad guys. Its about helping kids out.”

“Take off your U.S.-tinted glasses and look at the actions ordered by the ... administration. You would consider him a terrorist if he governed any other country.”