A troubled teen struggles to balance between life in wrestling and his love for the arts. | dG1fcEhKWTNwTk44MG8
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00:00For as long as I can remember, I always wanted to wrestle for Hoover.
00:08My dad, my biggest fan, he raised me by himself, and I wasn't an easy kid.
00:15I was a busy kid, and I became a big hit around the neighborhood when I took up streaking.
00:23This was the first time I had seen wrestlers up close.
00:25They were giants, like the superheroes in my comic books.
00:30It was at that moment I knew I wanted to be a wrestler.
00:34Seven years later, I had my first match, and I was scared to death.
00:40It's not about winning or losing, okay?
00:43It's about the lessons that you learn and the kind of man it helps you become, do you
00:47understand?
00:48As long as you give it 100% every time, I'm good with that.
00:55I started winning, a lot.
01:00Then weird stuff started happening with my mom.
01:02My mom was becoming erratic and unstable, and we didn't know what to do.
01:08My parents' marriage was over.
01:11Yeah, I was going to miss my old life, but I was also looking forward to a new chapter.
01:17You're just like your mother, and you're going to end up just like her, afraid and alone.
01:26My dad, my guardian angel, my biggest fan, he raised me by himself.
01:32He never gave up on me.
01:35Hey.
01:36Hey, Jack.
01:38Some would say that Lily coming into my life at this time was a coincidence.
01:42I don't know what it was, but there was something about this girl.
01:47Hi, Jack, nice to meet you.
01:53Nice to meet you.
01:54Nice to meet you.