Growing up, Omar Holness always knew he could count on his dad to be his biggest fan. After every game he played, Duke Holness would tell his son about all of the things he did well. He also had a tendency to be his harshest critic.
So when he was considering leaving the game at 17 years old after a torn ACL in his right knee put a roadblock on his path to success, he heeded the words that his father told him. And now, six years later, Omar Holness looks back on that conversation with a smile, knowing that the injury wasn’t and endpoint, but just a detour because of the confidence that his father had in him.