Coach Smith's Shout Outs Page!

I WOULD LIKE TO USE THIS PAGE TO GIVE SOME MADD-LOVE TO SOME VERY SPECIAL PEOPLE IN MY LIFE!

Howard King,
for being tough on me when I needed it.

Coach Mike Quick,
for making me understand basketball is a mental sport as well as physical.

Coach Dick Shilts,
for giving me a new outlook on coaching.

Coach Ron Welch,
for telling me what I needed to hear without knowing I needed to hear it.

Coach Kenny Jackson,
for all your support, advice, kind words and willingness to help someone you didn't know.

Coach Mike McKinley,
for helping me when you were in need.

Coach Floyd Fosten,
For going out of his way to offer a helping hand.

Norm Johnson, Joe Weaver, Bob Ballantine, Brian Myers & Mary Spade.
for the chance to do something I love.

Joe Spitale, Tom Paccione, Matt Price, Tammi Sonnevil, Mary Spade, Dwayne Johnson & Rocky Johnson
for letting me do my thing.

Pat Conroy,
for helping me get back into it.

Jon Bendaweld & Dan Thornton,

for trusting me to do my thing within your program.

Reah Logan,
for being SO supportive, encouraging and fun-loving.

Such a contagious personality.

Maurice Scott,
for being so cool and smooth. And for your wisdom.

(You could take me shopping for some suits though.)

"The Super 6"
(Glenn Woodley, Randy Nower, Nate Mitchell, Serafin Llerena, Joel Green and Javier Escobedo),

for holding me up when I wanted to fall.

"The DRAT's"

Brandie Jo Allen, Sami Bray, Megan Everett, Danielle Hoch, Megan Johnson, Jasmine Luna, Alicia Oviedo, Dessaray Shine and Nichole Thallas,

For helping me enjoy coaching the game I love but wanted to give up.

My ex-wife Andrea,

for all the support and help when I started coaching at Bangor.

My girlfriend Sara, for all the love, support, advice, encouragement and listening when I'm sure you would rather sleep.

My Nephew Greg,

for being my nephew regardless of the "Okie-Doke", the fame and the fortune.

My Nephew Cortney,

for still my dude regardless of how old you get. Madd Respect!

My Sister-in-Law Pat,

for being there to catch when I didn't care if I fell or not.

(Over and Over and Over etc.)

My Uncle Al,
for giving me my love for sports.

My Uncle Robert,
for giving me my love for fun.

My Late Uncle James,
for making me understand the importance of giving and getting respect and fairness regardless of age.

My Late Uncle Greg,
for helping me understand the strength of street knowledge.

My Late Aunt Janice,
for making me feel like the greatest little boy in the world.

My Brother Maurice,
for being like a brother to me and for keeping me from making some stupid mistakes. We have been down since we were 4 years old and I pray we stay that way forever.

My Late Brother Marvin,
for being my little brother JMJ :)

My Cousin Renee, for being more like a big sister instead of a cousin.

My Cousin Cherise,
for being more like a little sister instead of a cousin. My Mother-In-Law, Bernice Jennings, for being there in your own way. I may not always understand you but I'll always LOVE you.

My Late Father-In-Law,
Rev. Walter Jennings, for being such an outstanding role model and leader. Thanks for having great ears, never ending wisdom and for being the GREATEST MAN I HAVE EVER KNOWN!.

My Grandma Dor,
for being as tough as nails and as sweet as sugar ALL AT THE SAME TIME (Only GOD knows how you do it)

MY MOTHER,
FOR BEING BRAVE ENOUGH TO LEAVE A ROUGH SITUATION. FOR BEING STRONG ENOUGH TO HANDLE IT. FOR BEING WISE ENOUGH NOT TO LET ME HOW BAD THINGS REALLY WERE. AND FOR HELPING ME BECOME WHAT I AM TODAY.....AN EXTENSION OF A GREAT PERSON! I LOVE YOU, MOMMA.
To any kids that may visit this site:
I hope that you have all set academic goals for yourself, as well as athletic ones for the school year. I hope that your goals include MAKING THE HONOR ROLL and BEING GOOD SCHOOL CITIZENS.

Be a positive leader for those around you and do not allow negative people or things to hold you back. STAY FOCUSED and GIVE YOUR BEST EFFORT AT ALL TIMES!

The single most significant decision I can make on a day-to-day basis is my choice of ATTITUDE.

It is more important than my past, my education, my bankroll, my successes or failures, fame or pain, what other people think of me or say about me, my circumstances, or my position.

Attitude is that "single string" that keeps me going or cripples my progress.

It alone fuels my fire or assaults my hope.

When my attitudes are right, there is no barrier too high, no valley too deep, no dream too extreme, no challenge too great for me.

I WANT TO THANK GOD FOR MY ALL-STAR TEAM IN LIFE AND FOR LIFE,

MY KIDS

WITHOUT THEIR LOVE & SUPPORT.....I DON'T KNOW WHERE I'D BE OR WHAT I'D DO!!
THANKS FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART!!!!!!!!