New York has been dubbed as the concrete jungle. Not everyone has the right temperament to survive, let alone shine amidst the bright lights in the city that never sleeps.
Its allure has captivated a lot of dreamers but has also sunk a thousand ships of failure.
New York-bred NCAA and NBA skills trainer David Zenon could have been one of them. But he has the heart of a real New Yorker. A fighter and a grinder.
This is a story that he must have been told a hundred times but it always hits home every time.