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"I'd also like to thank my mom.... everything.... a lot of people don't know, but I played the game of football very angry. And the reason I played that way was just because of the way I grew up. I just never wanted to go back to living that lifestyle again. So seeing the sacrifices you made... I remember you falling asleep coming to pick me up from night school. It was just tough times that we experienced as a family that I never want to experience again. So I'm very thankful to you for that."

"To my Uncle Andre, you pretty much played the father figure for me. Ever since I was a little kid I really had no male figure to go to, and you've been with me every step of the way. I thank you for your advice, I thank you for your love. Even at times I felt like I had nobody to talk to I could always come to you. So I'm very thankful to you for that, and I love you.

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