“I first became aware of Youth Charter whilst still competing and realizing my potential as a world class professional player. In 1995 at the Manchester Open at the Northern Tennis Club, I was asked by the Founder and Executive Chair of the Youth Charter, Geoff Thompson, to meet a group of young people from Moss Side and Hulme. Upon meeting the group, I learned of their exploits as the ‘Spirit of Hulme and Moss Side Tour of Los Angeles Tour Group’ and how they wished to translate some of the lessons witnessed and experienced from the legacy of the 1984 Olympics, the Amateur Athletic Foundation.”