If it was that easy these last few years we d be back on top of it. There are not secrets in my life. My reference point would be, No. 1, having had the opportunity to start on the elementary level and to have them bitten on the bug. East St. Louis might not have had top facilities but it had the coaching, athletes and work ethic to become the state s best. Many things broke when they were supposed to and we took advantage of it, Fennoy said.
Success begins to breed success.
We would use the negative to breed the positive. We may not have the best facilities, but we used that as an asset. You can always develop fundamentals in a park. Our school district contributed tremendously to the success. When I started we had maybe 32 elementary schools.