Congratulations

I have to send out a big congrats to my nephew. He has had a lot happen to him in the last five months. In January his father was in a major car accident, leaving him comatose. Junior has stepped up to the plate, shouldering more responsibility than any 22 year old should have to. He quit his job to run the restaurant, taking over for his dad. He now works there 6 days a week, working way more than 8 hours a day. In his off time (which is very little), he practices for his other career. Junior has spent the last several years preparing to be a boxer. Last Friday he had his first professional match. He knocked out his opponent in 1 minute 19 seconds. Now, I am not a big fan of boxing, although I did watch all of the Rocky movies, but I do support him. As a young Hispanic from the LA area, he could have gone in all kinds of wrong directions (yes it's a stereotype, but I've seen the kids he used to hang out with). He did start onto a wrong path, but got back on track. I never realized what a disciplined sport it is. He works out 3 hours a day, watches what he eats and doesn't drink or do drugs. He did so well in his match there is already talk of him having another bout in a couple of months. Hopefully I will be able to say he went 2-0, but for now he is 1-0 in his professional debut. Congratulations Junior. Your dad would be really proud of you. You've got a good head on your shoulders.