
From Mamba To Beast: The Mentality Of One Hudson County Hooper And His Basketball Program
“I try to do this for a lot of inner city [Hudson County] kids who don’t really get a shot [to get into organized basketball],” Villa said.
“I try to do this for a lot of inner city [Hudson County] kids who don’t really get a shot [to get into organized basketball],” Villa said.
“For the past year, and the other years I’ve been training, it’s been brutal. Suffering through the cuts, suffering through the training..suffering through so many things so the fact that I’m going to have that belt with me is going to mean a lot to me. So I don’t want anyone to take it.”
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