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-7 --7 WBf!Y PM PRESS, WEDNESDAY. APRIL 22,1992, PAGE 9 H-ard timfes cali for tough mea- toro 0erationsrand gvernor of junior A hockey team. Bassin, the keyot speaker at Whitb4r Rotary Sunrise's ire- sident s breakfast, says "its times like this where we dis- tinguish the extraordinar rm the merely exceptionàI... fr> "W. shoul dnt b. doing busi- ness in the ordinary way; we should b. tapping our eniergy; wè VIE WPOINT: Unwanted teenagers FROM PAGE 6 ChUldren, and especially young adulte, muet be part of the' decisions that affect their lives. This includes decisions fainilies make, as well as thoee that schools and cominunities inake. Rarely do we consider the impact of our decisions aV, the political level on the non-voters in our community. Imagine if Whitby's teenagers had had areal saymi the design of the new Whitby recrational complex which currently offers teenagers nothing but a pool three feet deep and an exercise facility for those over age 18. Developing a sense of connection cannot be done quickly or without a lot of effort and imagination. But it is a big patof the answer in the misuse of our world and the lack of uindersta.nding about Our obligation te care for, and respect, that which has given us life. Not surprisingly, it ja also a bigp art of improving the relationships between teenagers, their parente and other adulte. As Albert Einstein once observed, "The significant probleme we face cannot be solved at the sam e level of thinking we were at when we created them." It won't be easy, but it will be well worth the effort. Opinions expres8ed are those ofthe author. ï4oWN Consignment ': KIDS CILOTHING FOR LESS We Buy & Sei Qualty Clothtnigo 205 Bond St. West, Oshawa Just West of Ontario Motor Sales 57baWKIDS 5765437 wr i th ai ~ai enC I. should have a vision.» Bassin quotes legenday foot- ball coach Vinoe Lombardi as saying «winning is an ail-the- time thing, not a sometime thou naine me any successful pesn in anything they do; it's an al-te-time thing.» Bassin sBaya a sign he has posted in the Greyhounds' dress- ing room sumo it up: "It's not the will te win that makes our team successflul; it's the will te prepare to, win.» Bassin says that kind of think- in§ should b. taught in our sehools which currently have the. highest absenteeism rate ini the world. Another part of the solution lies in returning te a national work ethic, satys Bassin. "I meet a lot of kids in sport that have a lot of ability but I wish had more character -- and I meet a lot of kide that have a lot of character that I wish had more ability; I find that when ýou put themi both tegether, you get superstars.» Bassin is something of a super- star himiself: former coach and general manager of the Oshawa Generals, Oshawa's Citizen of the Year in 1978 and Man of the Year in 1983, general mangro Canada's 1985 world champion juior hockey teain, ast chair of theOntario KceyLeague, com- mentator on OBO and G liTV broadcaste ... the. îist goes on. SH RRY BASSIN Bassïn,,, C onduct business 1 wl*th'vision