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BLACK COACH ELITE Presents Coach Chris ‘Ace’ Anderson and Coach Chris ‘Big C‘ Reese: The Journey Further
Interview with Coach Chris ‘Big C’ Reese
Chris Reese
THN: “Just like I asked Chris “Ace” Anderson, Who is Chris Reese? How did you get the nickname, ‘Big C’? And what makes you one of the best on any level in American Basketball?”
Chris Reese [CR]: “Who is Chris Reese? Due to the fact that this is an exclusive about basketball, I can’t just say go to The Habari Network and read that particular article. First of all, I am a Coach; probably the only Coach that will ever be bold enough to tell the world that I am going beat John Wooden’s record whom a lot of people stated was unbeatable for many years. That’s who Chris Reese is when it comes to coaching. I know no other way but to lead and to teach others the essence of being championship ready at all times.”
“As for the nickname, Big C; that came from Coach Chris Anderson whom I met through a media channel. “If you two meet………..” That’s all I heard. Now, I actually know why Coach Anderson, or Ace as I like to call him, calls me Big C. Ever heard the oxymoron, I’m not long winded, I just talk a lot? Yeah. That’s why.”
“I will disclose my greatest lesson. I’ve been in sports for (voice trails off)……… I’m 32 and TITLE IX is 40 years old so I would say I have been here since before baseball. I live sports you know I mean?! That being said, Ace and I have the conversations that the talkative guy controls the meeting; the quiet one controls the gavel. Each meeting starts and ends with a gavel. Neither of us is boss over each other. We are just like brothers who act like one unit that can account for years of experience in basketball. What makes me the one of the best? Me! Funny story, ask yourself, “Self, have I ever lied to you?” I tell myself on a daily basis that I am the best at being me. No one can take that away from me! Although I know that we humans lie to ourselves daily, at the least, when I say that, I ain’t lying!”
THN: “What makes either of you think, just because you say you are good, all of the world should believe you?”
CR:”Cause I said so!, I am just kidding! It is not that I’d ever want a parent, school, nation, etc. to believe in me, the person, or my methods. Don’t even look at me when I am talking to you or your child. Don’t pay attention to anything I say. Rather, focus on whether your child understood what was being taught. What we are always going to be about has nothing to do with us. Nothing! Believe in the fact that when your child spends the weekend camps with us, they will come home different. The look in their eyes will notice the normal things of life, but, once they leave us, all they’ll really see is a glass, a silver bar, and a door mat. I make sure they believe in the Hall of Fame. Don’t believe in us. Believe that that place exists for a reason and it is coaches like us that keep that place open. Why not have a child think of only that?”
