A little inspiration from my hero.
Ambridge, PA.—The year, 1972, I am 16 years old. My father never took me to THE MILL—ever.
He forbade me to go there, the 7-mile long behemoth that stretched along the Ohio River, belching
smoke and flames. This Beast never slept. Blast furnaces roared and molten steel flowed twenty-four
hours a day everyday. Thousands of men trudged in and out of The Tunnel, through the gates and into
the belly of The Beast to make the steel that made the Pittsburgh area famous.
Now, my father insisted that I go with him. I wondered about the timing.
I was a junior in high school, only 5'9" 150 lbs yet rated as one of the top basketball players in the
state of PA, and beyond—All-District, soon to be All-State and Honorable Mention All-American and
President of my class and a member of the National Honor Society. I had set goals and worked
diligently to uphold the pledge that I had made when I was ten and I saw my brother
hurt my parents by getting busted for drug use.
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“Coach Saylor comes in to improve your game every day. He has the enthusiasm and knowledge to
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—Greg Monroe
2008 #1 High School Player
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“Doug Saylor does it all! He is a great
teacher of basketball skills and now he inspires and motivates us with
his book. Every player who aspires to become his best should have this book.”
Jerry Krause
Director of Basketball Operations
Gonzaga University
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