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He talks about not even having a bed, food and sleeping with rats and roaches. Yikes. And he was even willing to share what little he had with a friend who had even less than he.
I mean, how can you not love this guy. He is always positive and his most endearing personal character trait is his gratefulness. He truly is an inspiring person. Thanks for sharing Emmanuel. You are a true leader and someone to look up to.
http://www.9news.com/sports/nfl/denv...gles/257436423
It wasn't always this good for Sanders though. Growing up in Bellville, Texas, Sanders' childhood was far from glamorous. He talks about it in the video above.
He recalls hearing rats running through the ceiling and walls of his grandmother's double-wide trailer at night and being awakened by the loud snap of a sprung rat trap. He would then have to take the dead rats outside before returning to bed.
Getting enough food to eat was challenging as well. Mayonnaise and ketchup sandwiches or a can of corn was often the meal of the day.
"I wouldn't change that for the world because it made me who I am and made me appreciate everything I have right now," Sanders told 9NEWS.
Sanders was the first in his family to go to college and is now enjoying taking care of them.
"Those outcomes definitely made me strong," Sanders said.
Now it's time for Sanders to give back.
On July 11 and 12, he will be holding his football camp at Englewood High School. Four hundred kids have signed up for the camp which sold out in just a couple of days.
Twenty five percent of the attendees will not have to pay for the camp, something Sanders and his sponsors wanted to do for kids who maybe in the same situation Sanders was as a child.
"Ortho Colorado, Precious Child, and Give Sports have donated and sponsored over 100 kids coming to the camp," Sanders said.
I mean, how can you not love this guy. He is always positive and his most endearing personal character trait is his gratefulness. He truly is an inspiring person. Thanks for sharing Emmanuel. You are a true leader and someone to look up to.
http://www.9news.com/sports/nfl/denv...gles/257436423
It wasn't always this good for Sanders though. Growing up in Bellville, Texas, Sanders' childhood was far from glamorous. He talks about it in the video above.
He recalls hearing rats running through the ceiling and walls of his grandmother's double-wide trailer at night and being awakened by the loud snap of a sprung rat trap. He would then have to take the dead rats outside before returning to bed.
Getting enough food to eat was challenging as well. Mayonnaise and ketchup sandwiches or a can of corn was often the meal of the day.
"I wouldn't change that for the world because it made me who I am and made me appreciate everything I have right now," Sanders told 9NEWS.
Sanders was the first in his family to go to college and is now enjoying taking care of them.
"Those outcomes definitely made me strong," Sanders said.
Now it's time for Sanders to give back.
On July 11 and 12, he will be holding his football camp at Englewood High School. Four hundred kids have signed up for the camp which sold out in just a couple of days.
Twenty five percent of the attendees will not have to pay for the camp, something Sanders and his sponsors wanted to do for kids who maybe in the same situation Sanders was as a child.
"Ortho Colorado, Precious Child, and Give Sports have donated and sponsored over 100 kids coming to the camp," Sanders said.
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