A few days ago, George Asafo-Adjei’s story of overcoming the odds made its way to the headlines – an article from NJ.com detailed his youth, including how hard his mother worked as a single mom to provide for her son’s dreams, and how her struggles kept him on the right path.
“Football kept me out of trouble and gave me a sense of hope that my life at the time wasn’t always going to be that way,” Asafo-Adjei said. “It gave me an opportunity to make something of myself when I didn’t think things would improve.