It’s important for me to share my story because I want to know people.
And I’m of the belief that you can’t really get to know people unless you know yourself.
For whatever reason, I’ve always been pretty comfortable in my own skin and accepting who I am as a person.
A lot of that credit goes to my parents, who not only kept my siblings and I grounded growing up, but instilled in us the belief that we each have a higher purpose.
Outside of faith and science, which are two focal points in my life that I’ll get to shortly, one of my purposes is connecting with people and seeing them for who they are.
That mindset has guided me through every high and low in my journey as a student-athlete playing football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
Because guess what?
My worst day could be another person’s best day. None of us have any idea what the person next to us is going through.
That’s why when I had the honor of recently accepting Nebraska’s Most Outstanding Student-Athlete Award, it was such a tremendous privilege for me because I know I’m much more than a student or a football player.
I’m someone who’s trying to make the world a better place, one day at a time.
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— Nebraska Huskers (@Huskers) April 29, 2024
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