I've had the opportunity to see both sides of the human spirit. I've seen those who will put you down, demean you, brand you, and have a one-track mind of destruction. But I've also seen people who uplift you. I've been on a journey unlike any others.

I studied and grew as a man so that the situation of being wrongly accused wouldn't define me.

Just to be on the sideline and to hear all the veterans tell you, 'Man, when your turn comes, when they call your number, just play.' Just the support and love from everybody is more than I can ask for.

I think of my mother constantly. And how she sacrificed her home and car for my freedom.

All the negativity that was once around me has turned into all this positivity.