There is one memory that has stuck with me
ever since that time. It was a bright and sunny
day and her and I had gone on a trail walk
around the campgrounds. We were just talking
and out of nowhere she asked, “HH, do you like
me?” Astonished I looked her in the eyes and
just kind of blurted out a quick “Yes!” And that’s
when it happened, she looked back at me and
just said that she would never date me because
“You’re fat and you have a gap.” Boom, ultimate
shutdown. Ever since that day I told myself I
would eat healthier and get fit just so I would
never have someone crush my spirit in one
simple blow just as she did. That one sentence
she uttered to me has been my motivation for
all these years.
After camp that summer, I basically begged
my parents to enroll me in any
sport that I could get into at the
time. I played and tried my hand
in everything. Baseball, basketball,
soccer, but the one sport that I fell
in love with was football. Which
was great because I was also bigger
than most kids my age, so it was
a perfect fit. I ended up playing
football from when I was in the
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