"If you’re in denial or too afraid or weak to fight, then there isn’t anything I can do”

I don’t know much about sports. Never been an athlete. It just wasn’t my thing.
But it didn’t take a sports buff to see how good this kid was.
It was a cold Motzaei Shabbat. I was standing with hundreds of other people, watching as the final teams of the night played for the final spot in the flag football playoffs. For this crowd, it was a very big deal.
I spotted Akiva across the field. He was standing with his players, giving a pep talk.
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