<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Knicks.com)</div><div class='quotemain'> Growing up in Seattle, Nate Robinson attended countless basketball camps, dreaming of one day holding his own. Just weeks away from only his third NBA season, Robinson has already seen his dream come to fruition as the Nate Robinson Skillz and Drillz Youth Basketball Camp, which ran last week from Aug. 20-25. </p> The camp, held at Mt. Kisco's Boys & Girls Clubs of Northern Westchester, was open to boys and girls ages 6-16. Robinson personally attended to each and every detail of the camp, ranging from what drills to run to what each camper would eat for lunch. </p> Robinson put the entire camp schedule together by drawing on his favorite parts of the camps he attended when he was younger, as well as those he worked at as an instructor. He then added his own unique flavor to create a truly one-of-a kind experience for his campers. Working together with his good friend and high school teammate, David Hudson, Robinson created the model for the numerous camps he plans to run in the years to come. </p> "This whole thing is important to Nate," said Hudson. "We were just talking about how we want to have a 30th Annual Skillz and Drillz camp." </p> While this has been a lifelong goal for Robinson, this year's camp actually came together at the last minute. </p> "This all came together really quickly in a month and a half," Hudson explained. "It is harder to start in the summer because the kids are all spread out. Some are away on vacation; others are already in basketball camps. But this camp wasn't about making money. We wanted the camp to pay for itself, and then we pay for the kids and have a great camp." </p> In just six weeks, Robinson and Hudson put together a camp that drew 140 kids in its inaugural outing.</div></p> MORE AT THE LINK</p>
