Malcolm Mitchell watched and learned as his mom Pratina Woods passed through plenty of moments filled with adversity.
Georgia wide receiver Malcolm Mitchell listens to an interview question during the preseason media day in Athens, Ga., Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013. (AJ Reynolds/Staff, @ajreynoldsphoto)
Having kids at an early age, divorce, breast cancer, moving out, moving in, losing jobs, finding jobs.
Tough times, though, don’t mandate a tough life.
Malcolm didn’t let all the struggle scare him. He was inspired.
“Just to see her overcome those obstacles and still push forward to be a better person each and every day is motivation for me,” he said.