When you move away from where you grew up, I think you tend to have even more pride of where you came from.
There's just so much negative media surrounding professional athletes or sports in general, whether it's kids that are pressured too much or professional athletes making mistakes that influence their family...
I think there absolutely are so many lessons that can be learned from sports and so many different positive things that don't necessarily get the spotlight and the attention.
Never be afraid to chase your dream at any age.
