At just 7 years old, he plays sports year-round and gives everything he has every time he steps on the field or court. He is almost always t
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What is Youth Athlete of the Year?
Learn MoreWhat he love most is the learning, teamwork, overcoming adversity and just competing.
Me, his father, by always being present at every practice and every game cheering him on and having patience with him.
Winning defensive player of the season despite being the smallest in the league. Also, when he first started playing basketball and saw all the older kids, he got scared and said to me, “all the kids are bigger than me and they won’t let me shoot or pass me the ball”. I told him it was okay and he has to find something else to contribute to the team. He then became a defensive problem to the other teams.
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