Excerpts from Manhood from the Hood

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One of Manhood From The Hood’s most enthusiastic fans in Coach Denny Welter!

As we told you last week, Coach Welter has spent a career teaching young people how to use the same life values Bill Roddy’s grandfather shared with Bill when Bill was young.

Coach Welter agrees that sometimes the thoughtful gestures of kindness and support from adults can help a young person thrive:

“My high school basketball coach, Merlyn Kinkel, would give me and the other kids who lived out in the country a ride home from practice. There wasn’t a late bus to take us home in those days. That thoughtful act allowed us to play basketball when we might not otherwise have been able.”

Keep checking in every Monday to read Coach Welter’s Favorite Quotes from Manhood From The Hood!

Thanks Coach!

11.Being at the ballpark created a bond with his grandfather at many levels.

12.Learn to read well.  It is the key to a good education.

13. Never trust anyone outside of our family

14. Take pride in working the fields, producing the crops and reaping the harvest.

15. Take pride in the work you do.

Coach Welter and all of us at Manhood From The Hood would love to see some of YOUR favorite quotes so send them in!

Excerpts from Manhood from the Hood

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One of Manhood From The Hood’s most enthusiastic fans in Coach Denny Welter!

As we told you last week, Coach Welter has spent a career teaching young people how to use the same life values Bill Roddy’s grandfather shared with Bill when Bill was young.

Coach Welter wanted to share his commentary with our readers. So check in every Monday to see Coach Welter’s Favorite Quotes from Manhood From The Hood!

Thanks Coach!

6. As a parent, he valued the responsibility of taking care of his family.  His definition of manhood.

7. Be responsible and independent

8. It’s okay to use public assistance during a period of transition in one’s life.

9. Never judge those who live in public housing.

10. Public assistance if made a habit of, could destroy a family’s work ethic.

Coach Welter and all of us at Manhood From The Hood would love to see some of YOUR favorite quotes so send them in!

Excerpts from Manhood from the Hood

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One of Manhood From The Hood’s most enthusiastic fans is Coach Denny Welter!

Coach Denny has spent a career teaching young people how to use the same life values Bill Roddy’s grandfather shared with Bill when he was young.

We are excited that Coach Denny wanted to share his commentary with our readers. So check in every Monday to see more of Coach Denny’s Favorite Quotes from Manhood From The Hood!

Coach Denny would love to see some of YOUR favorite quotes as well, so send them in! Thanks Coach!

1.) Humility, integrity, industriousness, loyalty, and patience

2.) Self-Reliance

3.) Benefits of hard work and family values, sharing and self-reliance

4.) Baseball was a team sport.  My grandfather didn’t want me to focus too much on myself

5.) We never want the government taking care of our family.  He believed in the value of self-reliance.
  • Health movie & lesson in self-reliance – Ron Hood’s Journey to Self-reliance – 70 miles across the Sierra Nevada Mountains without a compass, map, or food.