When I was a little boy, I always wanted to play sports. I wanted to be like the athletes on TV.
My dad told me that it doesn’t work that easy. You have to work out, prepare your mind, your technique. I thought, “Wow, that is a lot of work. So how do I prepare for this? What should I do?”
But I was only 7.
When I turned 8, I was able to join the Boys and Girls Club. I played basketball, football and baseball. And I was always talented.
Later on, I had to pick two sports in high school. So I decided to choose wrestling and football. I was very good at football, so good I got a college scholarship. I had to work on it constantly. It was not a cakewalk. I spent many hours at the gym. And wrestling, I was a champion, and I played in five national tournaments.
Dream on and never stop working for the little kid that is in you.
