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WTR Mailbag – On Patience in Youth

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Now.

Everything is about now these days.

Patience, the ability to wait for things to come, seems to have gone by the wayside.... Maybe it was always that way, but as the old adage goes, good things come to those who wait.

Take the case of Jordan Hamilton.

Prior to the start of June, many were questioning whether the 20-year old had a future at the club.

Signed at the tender age of 17 after some impressive years with the TFC Academy and with Canada internationally, Hamilton was the ninth player in club history to sign a homegrown deal.