I grew up in Staten Island, New York where the streets were lined with duplex's and there were always kids playing outside. My dad Louie was my hero. We were best friends first and he was my dad second. He was the ultimate motivator and defined discipline. He was Big Lou and I was Little Lou, or Louie as the kids on my block would call me. Growing up, my dad and his brothers lived in Brooklyn until they moved to Staten Island; which is where he met my mom. He played football