‘“I just think I could look back and say, ‘I did that,’” he said. “I think it’d be really rewarding. I put a lot of hard work into it. Coming up here, I wasn’t given anything. I earned it, I feel like. I had some great coaches, obviously, to help me along the way. I felt like I battled. Hard work paid off. It’s a great story and something I can be very proud of.”’