Sean just graduated from high school and as he packs up his family home stops for a moment to share with the audience what he experienced growing up and how he got where he is today. Being the only child of two loving parents at a young age he thought he had it made. But as we all know sometimes life has a different plan for us. At the age of 11 Sean’s mother died from a brain tumor and his father immediately went into overdrive. He didn't want Sean’s life to be negatively affected, so whatever it took is what he was willing to give. But even at 11 years old when Sean’s mother got sick, while his parents lied to him it didn't change the fact that he saw all of the signs. When at 17 Sean started to again see the secrets in his father he confronted him, begging him to tell him the truth and not treat him like he was a child. But like the pin his father wore on his shirt to all of his soccer games, “world's best dad,” would never overload his son with adult problems. Often parents have the best intentions. Sometimes those intentions come with the beginning of family secrets, secrets they are keeping in order to keep their children safe. But as Sean watched his father deteriorate, his father never broke, never told him what it was. Luckily, his father taught him what he had experienced as a young boy playing soccer on a team full of men that became his brothers for life, he taught him to commit. Whatever it is that you do, do it at 100% all of the time. That may be planting a garden like his mother, or being the most supportive father in the stands, whatever it is always show up and do it at 100%.
