Article: Getting to Know: Robert Smith

ROBERT SMITH

BOYS BASKETBALL COACH

SIMEON

Why Robert instead of Rob? My mother would be upset if someone called me Rob. She has always called me Robert.

Did you ever dream you would be in a position to win state titles in your first four years of coaching? No. I never thought it would happen that fast. I look at other coaches like Bob Hambric and Landon Cox. It took them awhile to be successful. I never thought it would come that quickly.

Best advice you ever received from Hambric, your mentor? Discipline is the key to everything that you do in your life, to get up and go to work, to make kids play the way you want them to play.

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