In 2002, at the age of 4 years old, I began playing full contact football for the Crosby little league program. During my first year of experience, I played for an undefeated team, winning the Super Bowl and being chosen to play on an undefeated All-Star team. It wasn't until the following season that I realized how much I loved the sport, as I was on a team that had been shut out every game except the last game of the season. We got one touchdown in the last game and that was because the other coach felt bad for us. The crowd cheered as loud as they did when we were undefeated the prior year. It was then that I realized it had nothing to do with winning or losing. It was the fight, the drive, the ability to overcome fear and adapt to many challenges. It gave me a deep passion for the sport because of the life lessons it had taught me and what I have learned over the years of working hard for what I want. The drive to be a better player, a better student, a better son and role model for the youth that looks up to us today. Football has taught me dedication and has given me the ability to be a leader, not only on the field, but in our community. I belong to a family, a brotherhood, a life within our own.
I have been blessed to be coached by some of the best. I was taught a quote at a young age by the late Tom Landry that "a coach is someone who tells you what you don't want to hear, who has you see what you don't want to see, so you can be who you have always known you could be." I am a football player, it's a part of me, it's my passion. It's my desire to continue to learn the sport, to achieve my goals & ambitions with skills and knowledge giving me the ability to boost my performance. I don't just play a position, I play football. I have so much more that can be taught, so many more lessons to learn, so much more room for growth and so many more goals to reach and I am not ready for it all to end my senior year of high school.