At 16, he had to choose between suffering and growing

Hinzugefügt: 2026-05-26

[00:00:00]The first part, when I was 16, I lost my father to COVID. Um that was, you know, shocking just cuz COVID was so brand new. It happened right after my sophomore football season. We we lost a playoff game and then a week later I lost my father. So, navigating that, you know, being 16 and losing the man that you know, raised me up to be and you know, it was it was a difficult time because, you know, you go two paths. You go down the path where you're feeling sorry for yourself, you're you're miserable, you're just a pain, you're a pest in everyone's life because you want to make everyone feel sorry for yourself. Or you can go the route where your father raised you to um the to become the man that you're supposed to be your entire life. And and, you know, strive for greatness. So, I knew I was going to fight for maybe a month, but after that I knew I had to just get back to work and do what he would want me to do even if he was still here.