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-Barry Wynn

Sunday, October 09, 2005

SouthBendTribune.com: Lessons learned at USTA camp go beyond game of tennis: "'A lot of these kids are inner-city kids,' Boykins said, pausing to catch a wayward tennis ball with one hand and toss it back in the direction from whence it came. 'When people say young minority kids can't get along and do something together, this proves them wrong, big time. It just takes organization, volunteers and parents to make a commitment in terms of bringing the values to kids and teaching them the right way. I've always been proud that as long as we've had this program, we've never had any problems or fights out here or at the hotels or when we take them out to dinner. It's satisfying for me that we've got 67 kids out here and you won't hear one cuss word, you don't see one gang sign, you don't see anybody pushing and fightin"
Editor's Note: YAY TENNIS!!