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Sometimes we take for granted our lives. We have our own trivial problems where we complain about the little things, such as having no internet for an hour or having our phone die. We do not realize that there are people going through so much worse. Good people who have uncertain futures and are fighting to survive life, making the best out of their situations. Dak’s family would laugh at anyone who complained about their air conditioning not working for a day. They had to deal with not having air conditioning, sometimes for a whole month, and in the sweltering Louisiana 100-degree heat.xxix When you combine those financial challenges with the moments of racial bullying that Dak faced, it was not easy times, but you would not know it by looking at Dak. Those that knew him best said he never let it get to him much of the time, and when it did bother him, he confronted it. Dak became strong because of his childhood experiences. Every day’s goal was to simply get through the day, and when tomorrow came, you dealt with it then.
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Clayton Geoffreys (Dak Prescott: The Inspiring Story of One of Football’s Top Quarterbacks (Football Biography Books))