Kameryn Fountain's drive to next level motivated by mother's sacrifice
On Wednesday, high school student athletes all across the country signed their National Letters of Intent to continue their academic and athletic careers at their respective programs and in Atlanta, Georgia, Washington Bulldogs edge rusher, Kameryn Fountain made his commitment to the University of Southern California official as he signed his NLI to join the Trojans.
At 6-foot-5 and 240 pounds, Fountain celebrated his special day with family and friends in attendance, however the most important person there to celebrate with Fountain was his mother, who the 4-star defensive end, credits for being his motivation to achieve his goals. "I have to do something, I have to help out some type of way," Fountain said as he reflected seeing his mother make the sacrifice of relocating Fountain and his brother from Mobile, Alabama to Atlanta in hopes of providing better opportunities for her sons.
"It didn't matter if I had to get a job or something just to help out with the bills," Fountain said explaining that his main goal was to help relieve his mother of any additional stress she may have been dealing with as the family adjusted to their relocation. Understanding how important it was to not add any additional pressure to their situation, Fountain was willing to do whatever it would take to not add any additional weight to the shoulders of his mother.
"Doing good in school, making sure I've got good grades, I'm not getting in trouble in school," were just some of the "small things" Fountain wanted to make sure he was holding himself accountable for in order to keep his mother from having to be concerned about any additional issues. And as Fountain began to venture into sports and realized that with some hard work and dedication, he had the opportunity to even more. "I started putting in work everyday," Fountain said explaining that he understood that in order to succeed and advance his career, he would workout even on days that he may not have wanted to.
"Days you're not working, somebody else you might not even know is putting in work and that person could take your spot," Fountain said he realized.
