David visiting Oliver in Spring of 2017

Fox 5 Atlanta Interview with Ron Gant

“It was an honor to be interviewed by baseball great Ron Gant, host of Good Day Atlanta. David and I took Ron to Memorial Middle School just outside Atlanta, to shoot around and talk about David mentoring me – and as a result, me mentoring 1,400 students.”

Podcast #1 – Basketball – It’s Not Just about Playing Ball – 8:20

Podcast #2 – The Hardest Thing About Mentoring – 10:38

Podcast #3 – Trust – The Key to Being a Role Model – 4:59

Podcast #4 – Learning to be a Public Figure – 7:50

Podcast #5 – How to Motivate Girls vs. Boys – 16:35

Podcast #6 – Dealing with Distractions – 12:04

Podcast #7 – A Big Milestone – 4:06

Podcast #8 – Oliver’s Childhood & Mom – 11:23

Part 1: MENTORSHIP COMING FULL CIRCLE

A very talented young, up-and-coming sports writer, Sean Saint Jacques, did a wonderful series, that tells our story.

Part 2: TAYLOR SHINES AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, THEN GOES PRO

 

Part 3: THE MENTEE BECOMES THE MENTOR

 

Queens Tribune article by David Russell

Oliver Taylor: Far Rock Big East MVP Turns To Law And Education BY DAVID RUSSELL College basketball fans may remember Queens product Oliver Taylor winning the Big East Tournament MVP for Seton Hall in 1991. Now, Taylor is a sheriff in Georgia and is working in a high school, while talking to students about sports…

Schoolboy Star Ponders His Future

More than 25 years-ago, iconic sports writer Mark Kriegel, who has an amazing way with words, wrote about a very special high school basketball player nicknamed “Monster.” Check out Mark’s original story about Oliver.