“Like every other place, I guess, Kansas City was quite a different city when I was a youngster there. They had quite a few clubs, and we had what we used to call jam sessions every night.”
Ben Webster
“When Kevin went out, the team pulled together. Our young guys did well. It was almost like the youngsters wanting to do well for their big brother.”
Dwane Casey
“A lot of guys, when certain things start going south on them, they fold and give in. That youngster didn't do it. He refocused again, played even harder and did an even better job of being a leader for us.”
Roy Williams
“When you read about a car crash in which two or three youngsters are killed, do you pause to dwell on the amount of love and treasure and patience parents poured into bodies no longer suitable for open caskets?”
Jim Bishop
“Between pep rallies and the large crowds, it can be hard to keep a youngster focused. But when the game starts and he gets his first play, you can only hope that the past several weeks have sunk in enough for these youngsters to make the right decisions. When it comes down to it, these are just high school kids playing a game because they love it, and all we can do as coaches is try and put them in the best position possible to win.”
Weldon Nelms
“Some idea of inflation comes from seeing a youngster get his first job at a salary you dreamed of as the culmination of your career”
Bill Vaughn
“Youngsters of Little League can survive undercoaching a lot better than overcoaching.”
Willie Mays
