“…my brother being born also humbled me…He showed me that there are people in life that I have to care for other than myself. I was living my life for me, but now I'm pushing myself for him.”

“A ton of people like to think that if you’re born in Lowell you will most likely not be a successful human being…,”

“Losing the last game of the season in overtime is one of the worst feelings an athlete could have…That pain is amplified even further when the entire world shuts down for a pandemic days later…,”

“…my grandmother passed that same year right when Covid moved us out of school. She wasn’t only my grandmother, she was my best friend, my number one supporter, and my number one motivator…,”

“The sounds of a bouncing ball echoed down from the basketball courts at Crispus Attucks Park. I added my own ball to the beat…,”

“I could’ve taken this as a slap to the face or a cancellation of my dreams, but I didn’t let it. I kept pushing forward and still got after it in the weight room…,”

“We were in a time of crisis when this all began. Coronavirus had just come to North America and things were getting bad. I was 15-years-old when this all happened.”