354 JV Football, Chaparral High School, Scottsdale Arizona, f5.6 1/4, ISO 400, Photo Shopped (Sprayed Strokes) 10-01-09Striving to be a "Super Sophomore", #68 has set a goal...To go out for every team sport that the school offers in his Sophomore year.
He is after all, 6'3 and weighs a mere 200. Just turned 16 and by all appearances looks like he could master any athletic challenge in front of him. Never mind that two weeks before golf tryouts, he finally picked up a club and went faithfully to the driving range. Or for the entire summer prior to football, he practiced on his Wii and not on the field. Next will be baseball and the memory is pretty clear that the last time he picked up a bat and hit anything, it was 4 years ago when he managed to play right field with a Little League.
#68 is my inspiration. He is also my son...lovable, sensitive, cuddly and incredibly intelligent. He has Aspergers which forces him to live in a world of literal truths. He doesn't always understand emotional communication and simple sarcasm. But, he has practically a photographic memory and lives to give. So, when he says he wants to be Super Sophomore, I say, praise be to God. How lucky am I to witness the prolific words of Wayne Gretzky, "You miss 100% of the shots you don't take". #68, Bo, is taking the shots and going for it. Making a team is not about being the best, but about being there. Taking a risk and not worrying what others will think if you fail, but more importantly about being honored for trying! I am proud of #68, proud to call him son, proud to tell the world, "I love my son"!
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