Thinkprogress:
Henry Cejudo’s uniquely American story started with a single mother who taught him what it meant to truly fight. His mother Nelly – an undocumented immigrant — moved him and his siblings several times chasing work and opportunity, scraping by, ensuring her kids got an education. And along the way, the family found a channel for both the tough resilience she modeled and the country they loved through the sport of freestyle wrestling.
With the brothers he shared a bed with growing up cheering from the stands (as well as his sister), Cejudo repeatedly got off the mat to come back and win in a tough match against Tomohiro Matsunaga of Japan. And now America has both an unexpected gold medal and a new hero.
Today in Beijing, our nation proudly called Cejudo one of our own:
“What Henry has accomplished is an American success story,” USOC spokesman Darryl Seibel said. “This is a story of perseverance and determination. We couldn’t be more proud of Henry, not only for what he has accomplished on the mat, but for how he has represented our country.”
“What Henry has accomplished is an American success story,” USOC spokesman Darryl Seibel said. “This is a story of perseverance and determination. We couldn’t be more proud of Henry, not only for what he has accomplished on the mat, but for how he has represented our country.”
1 comment:
We honor our gold medal winners then when the Games are over we kick them out of the US until the next Olympics. Henry Cejudo won for his country but his country will kick him out. We've seen many Americans of different colors work hard to win for our country only to be tossed aside later. Right now the NBA wants to hire a player from Iran but we hate Iran. Oh but chosen US businesses can do business with Iran because Bush/Cheney said so. Halliburton has been doing business with Iran since 2000 and continues. We look like users as if a person has to prove their loyalty to the US by giving their life or bringing the Gold. While Americans only have to buy a ribbon for the car or put a flag outside the home.
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