“My mom used to walk damn near an hour and 45 minutes …

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A mere four seconds after he was knocked to the ground, Reid pressed both of his palms on the hardwood and pushed himself to his feet. He got up because his mother, Anashia, always got up every morning to walk to work in New Jersey so she could provide for Reid and his siblings. “My mom used to walk damn near an hour and 45 minutes to work,” Reid said as he walked to his car late on Sunday night. “That’s what my mom taught me. You get knocked down, get right back up.”

New York Times

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