Aaron Wimberly drags himself out of bed every morning and glances at the note hanging above his black laptop. That paper combines his motivation, obsession and dreams into a space no larger than his computer screen.
That loose-leaf page is one of the first things he sees and one of the last before he flips off his lights and decides to dream. Three goals, written in black ink, run the length of the note:
1. Become the first running back at Council Bluffs (Iowa) Iowa Western to rush for 1,000 yards. 2. Become a First-Team All-Conference selection again.
That loose-leaf page is one of the first things he sees and one of the last before he flips off his lights and decides to dream. Three goals, written in black ink, run the length of the note:
1. Become the first running back at Council Bluffs (Iowa) Iowa Western to rush for 1,000 yards. 2. Become a First-Team All-Conference selection again.
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