Welcome to “Change Agents,” where the biggest names in sports have a chance to spotlight someone in their life who has been personally meaningful to them—someone who they believe is the best example of an individual fighting for change and one who has inspired the athlete to do better and be better.
It took two years to convince my parents to approve of my plans to become a professional athlete. Although they believed in me, they both asked: “What if this doesn’t work?” If I was unsuccessful, I told them, then I'd come home, finish school and get a job.