re: Why was your favorite teacher/coach your favorite?

One year in basketball we lost the district championship by one game in the last regular season game. Everyone on the bus was pretty sad. Coach went around to everyone to have a little word, even the guys who didn’t play. I was the main shooter and for the first time all season i had an off night. I was a soft spoken type of kid and was beating myself up inside, and he could tell. He came up to me and said, “Just want you to know that I’d spend a lot of money to watch you shoot alone in an empty gym.” Gave me a pat on the shoulder and walked off. 15 year old S needed that and we all came together and made it all the way to the elite 8.