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_Click here: A proud American | The San Diego Union-Tribune_
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A proud American
<HEDLINE><HL2>Wrestler overcomes many obstacles for
August 23, 2008
Twenty-one-year-old wrestler Henry Cejudo has been a long shot all his life.
And when he made the U.S. Olympic team, no one expected him to bring home a
medal. But he will, and a gold medal at that, in freestyle wrestling.
The U.S.-born son of illegal immigrants, Cejudo grew up poor, raised by a
single mother who held down two, sometimes three, jobs to care for her
children. Cejudo never really knew his father, who died when Cejudo was a
child. By
his own estimate, the family moved some 50 times while he was growing up.
Clearly, this is one Olympic athlete who didn't have a lot of advantages, but
he
had one secret weapon that made a difference: a mother who didn't tolerate
excuses and drilled into his head what it takes to succeed in this country.
“I never played the victim,” Cejudo told reporters. “My mom taught us to
suck it up. Whatever you want to do, you can do, and that's what I did.”
Bravo. We could use more moms like that. In a country full of people who are
constantly playing the victim and blaming others for their failures and
shortcomings, that sort of thinking is refreshing.
So is Cejudo's take on his own ethnic identity and where his loyalties lie.
The young man has little use for hyphens. After winning the gold medal, Cejudo
broke down in tears, wrapped himself in the American flag, and paraded
around the arena as fans cheered.
“I'm proud of my Mexican heritage,” Cejudo said. “But I'm an American. It's
the best country in the world. They call it the land of opportunity, and it
is.”
You're right, Henry. America is a unique and magnificent place that provides
unlimited opportunities for those willing to work and sacrifice to achieve
their dreams. That sounds like you.
Congratulations.
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