Like , what , 9 , 10 years old , 3rd , 4th grade . And I realized like , oh , sports and band is for rich kids . I'm not playing sports .
Somebody paid my registration that fees for me to play softball . I never got to play band , but I got to play softball . Uh , on my way to my first practice , I'm riding my bike .
So mark the crazy thing that happens in life is when we start believing in other people and we create hope and possibility in their lives sooner or later , just maybe they'll start to believe in the things that we see in them . And it was those Green Bay Packers who helped me to believe in myself , this little girl in poverty from a town of 8000 people who grew up physically , sexually and emotionally abused to say you see something in me , maybe just maybe I can start to see it in myself and then maybe if I can see it in myself , maybe I can help other people see it in themselves too . And for me , sports is the tool to do that .
I had it signed up before I gave it to my mom . And my teacher said , Kayla , this is great , but you need your mom's permission . And I said , yeah , well , money doesn't grow on trees and I just started crying .
But I think sports philanthropy is one of the next horizons that we're going to accomplish together because athletes hold such a special place in our heart . You know , the little Kayla Brad or your maiden name , whatever it was when you were young and going to Saint Orbits and looking up at those big football players , I've seen some of your pictures on social media , Kayla , you're never gonna play defensive line for the Green Bay Packers , but it doesn't mean that you can't use that passion . You can't use those connections to change lives , right ?
