Last night I watched the Alabama defeat the Texas Longhorns in the annual Rose Bowl. I am a big Florida fan, so naturally I was rooting for Texas to win because Alabama crushed Florida about a month ago for the number one spot. I am not usually into football, and I do not have much knowledge on the stats and who the better player is, but I do know that last night Mark Ingram stole my heart. (Unfortunately he plays for Alabama.) I've always known he was an amazing football player, but what I did not know is that he is the son of the retired Professional Football Player Mark Ingram Sr. Ingram Jr. recently went through many struggles in his life, one of them being his father landing in prison a year ago for fraudulent money charges, but none of that slowed him down. Not only did this nineteen year old sophomore lead his team to an overweening victory over Texas last night, but he also received the Heisman trophy for the 2009-2010 season. I am very encouraged by the power and dignity that Mark Ingram holds. Even though his life is filled with struggles and his youth can sometimes doubt people in his strength, he managed to pull through and become an amazing athlete and person. He even earned the respect of the Texas quarterback, McCoy, after winning the trophy. I really hope that people can look at Ingram as someone to admire and respect, because as of right now, I can not think of a better person to be sweeping the nation in America's TRUE past time.
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