[day 111-114: fighters]

tonight, i watched "the express"
my mom had raved about this movie for about
half of
forever,
and i had never seen it.

i now understand why she raved about this movie.

football player ernie davis is one of the
most
driven athletes i have ever seen.
he pushed himself to the limit every time,
and more than anything, he had a
love
for the game he played.

he ran,
tackled,
jumped,
juked,
stiff-armed,
and out maneuvered
almost every obstacle
that came his way
because of the love of a game.

however, this talented individual
had to change his focus when he was
22 years old.

he fought cancer at 22.
he fought leukemia at 22.

and that drive that allowed him to
become the first african-american to
ever
win the heisman trophy
kept him fighting until
may 18th, 1963.

he was an amazing athlete.
even better, he was an honorable individual off the field.
he began as a fighter and ended as a fighter.

and he reminded me of someone.
her name is brittany tom.

her began her fight with leukemia at age 7.
and kept her fighting spirit
until she lost her life at age 10.
i miss that girl...
she was as feisty as they came!
when i would visit her in the hospital,
we'd just chill like we did when we were home.
she'd crack the jokes,
i'd lose at game cube,
and life was pretty great.

we were best friends.
and she was such an example to me.
and still is!
she was a fighter.
just like ernie davis.

this is just a [little] shout out
to all of those who know a
fighter in their lives...
make sure they know you love them
yeah??

there are fighters everywhere.
people are always fighting their own battles,
just remember to love, give, learn,
and keep moving forward.
be a fighter.