I love golf so much because of the fun I have playing and the amazing people I have met over the years. When I was interviewed after I won the DCP event at Oak Hill, I remembered how to speak well on the spot. When I golf, people call me “Little Jordan Spieth” because of my regular ability to find my way to par after a wayward shot or two on a hole. Now that I am 12, all those moments come back to me when I need them most. It took me a long time to realize most kids don’t go to bed with hero stories. When I was cheered on by a room full of dads, I started to wonder if all kids got the stories I was getting as a kid. So of course I named the starting lineup of the '75 Reds. I remember being at a birthday party when I was four, and someone brought up the Cincinnati Reds. Sometimes I would feel like it was different. There was never a day when there wasn’t a plan on what we would discuss. Our family believes in the value of spending time TOGETHER and not on electronics. I wouldn’t trade it for anything! All of the stories and movies/TV shows I’ve watched have shaped me to be who I am. I didn’t know who Simba was but, I sure knew who George Foreman was! I am saying all of this because it describes me as a person. Some kids were watching the Lion King, we were watching When We Were Kings. For example, when other kids were watching Disney movies, my first movie was Casablanca. Sometimes we would have a lighter day and he would have me watch old Johnny Carson interviews to (in his words) "learn how to have a proper conversation", or watch a speech by Jim Valvano and learn how heroes can rise in all different ways. My dad would put me to bed with bedtime stories ranging from the ‘79 or ‘68 Ohio State-Michigan game or the 1975 Masters or the '75 World Series, sometimes he would tell the story of how our troops may have had the biggest goal-line stand in the history of the world when we won the Battle of Midway, or the bravery it took for our soldiers to take Omaha Beach on D-Day. However, my bedtimes were anything but normal. Sure I got stories nearly every night and I would be neatly tucked-in with my favorite bears snuggled close to me. I never had what I found to be a “normal” bedtime routine. From the time I can remember I was raised to look up to and appreciate people who were able to do great things.
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