First, I’d like to thank God for the blessings with which he has blessed me and the wisdom, knowledge, and the ability to relate to people on their level. Sometimes you have to place yourself right along with them to make them know they can trust them and come to you with the things that are not right. With that sort of relationship, you can get the best out of them. Knowing how to relate, but then, again, you’ve got to love what you are doing. The games I’ve coached have been sort of easy because I played them and wasn’t bad at it. I had great moral support from my pretty daughter, Lateka; my lovely niece, Vonnie, my loving sister, Mamie, and from all my nieces and nephews that backed me up at all the events I put on. It’s a thrill seeing these young girls and boys competing. I really wasn’t aware I had done so much until the surveys began to come in. I remember what someone said one day, when I was on the field pepping up my relay team. “Would Mr. Washington get off the field? You are no coach.” If I’m not a coach, what am I? I’m thrilled to know I’ve touched lives and helped make a difference. I hope by this book, we can build a sport center that will cut down crime that has destroyed many youth who have been cut short of learning to live to love life; for life is a gift to be used every day. We all can play a big part, a kind deed, a word, even a smile. It will all come back to you. Learn to Live to Love Life, Through Tee’s Eyes