Craig LaMont bought all five of his children a yo-yo one Christmas. As each kid unwrapped their gift, they each transitioned from elated to eventually moving onto the next thing. Some lasted an hour before finding something else to entertain them. All of them except young Taylor. He took the yo-yo and then pulled up YouTube videos to see just how much he could do with this new toy.
So when Craig LaMont is asked why Taylor is where he is now, a little more than a year out of potentially fulfilling a childhood dream, that’s the first story that comes to mind.