A True Sportsman

In my 20 years of life I have been watching sports and understanding what was happening for probably 18 years of my life. I started out watching boxing matches on my fathers lap and scoring rounds with him. (probably declaring the right winner) One of my first words was touchdown. So luckily being brought up like that I was lucky enough to watch athletes like Michael Jordan, Barry Sanders, Steve Young, Brett Favre, and so many others.
But in my 20 years of life I have never watched someone play sports like this guy. Nobody plays with the same passion or dedication. Nobody strives to be great as much as this guy. This guy would be my brother Kyle Adams. As kyle started playing biddy basketball he had to wear a different shirt because the team didnt have a jersey that fit him. He started playing little league football at the same time I did. He was in kindergarten and played both flag football and tackle(which was not allowed but my dad was president). He would finish his flag football game and run over to mom put on his pads and start playing our tackle game. And I will admit he was a lot better than me. I remember one saturday before pee wee games he woke up with a fever of 102, of course mom wanted him to sit out and stay home but he would have none of it. Kyle went on to play that game and probably played one of the best pee wee games ever, this is when the dedication started. When middle school came around kyle was playing tailback and when Coach Price decided to move him to a little bit of tight end kyle went along with it. Most kids would have fought and argued or even quit but not kyle. When kyle got to high school he was once again in my shadows, he was known as cody's little brother. But not for long. Kyle's determination on the field earned himself respect. As a freshman kyle earned his varsity letter in basketball and went on to letter 4 years in basketball and track. But football is where he excelled. After I graduated kyle got a new coach and once again was forced to change positions to tight end again. And once again he didn't complain he just went to work. His junior year he led the team with recieving tds with 6 and went on to be honorable mention. His senior year he was a team voted captain and was arguably the most talented player on the team. When the team decided to be a running team kyle didn't complain to the coaches or to the team he just learned to block better. His senior year kyle went on to be named all conference, all walbash valley and got the one heart beat award. But more important than the awards and the honors is the fact that he always strived to get better. In 4 years of varsity football he never missed one workout whether it was voluntary or mandatory. Even if it created an arguement at home he still did not miss. And even beyond all of his athletic achievement he never let it get to his head. He always gave the credit to someone else. Kyle I'm proud of you, the family is proud of you, and I'm lucky to have you as my brother. No matter what comes next in life for you I know you will strive to be better. I love you bro.