Over the weekend, Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes went back to his roots. He traveled back to his alma mater North Carolina A&T State University to deliver the commencement speech to the graduating class.
You can see a short clip of it—courtesy of the Greensboro News & Record—via YouTube or below.
The most striking moment from the 2.5 minute clip is when Holmes is talking about a piece of advice he derived from a poem called “Choose Your Hard.” Here’s that portion of Holmes’ speech:
“Life is hard, but you’ve already heard.