Horned Frogs First Person: Caleb Fox
7/15/2023 7:09:00 AM | Football
TCU defensive lineman defines appreciative and focused on setting a positive example
(as told to Lily Margaret Greenway)
Family is not just who you are born into. It is who you meet and get to know. People should be grateful they have a family, even if it is not a traditional one. I talk to my family every day. My grandma, great grandmother, mom and brothers all push me to be the best I can be, and I know at the end of the day, what I'm doing now can help them in the long run. I love seeing the happiness on their faces when they get to come to a game, or getting a phone call after they watch me on TV. They inspire me every day.
I see myself as a father figure to my two little brothers, which taught me how to be a leader at a very young age. I want to be an example of who and what a man should be, both to them and to kids everywhere. I am happiest when I see others happy, and if the people around me are happy, I feel as if have helped them a little bit with whatever they have going on.
My mom is my role model. She has worked so hard to take care of my brothers and me and raised us as a single parent. And because my mom had me so young, my grandma is like a second mother to me. She is one of the first people I talk to when things go wrong, and she always leads me in the correct way. My position coach, Coach (JaMarkus) McFarland, is family to me, too. I have known him for six years, and I can talk to him about anything.
I like to say I'm a man of many talents. I know how to cook decently. My teammates tell me I can sing pretty well, and I like to dance, too – I just don't show it a lot. But it means a lot to me to compete at this level, and see everyone come and watch the sport I grew up playing. I run out on the field prepared to do my job because we have an audience watching us. My dream now is to hopefully make it to the NFL and support my family.
Football is one of the main reasons I have gotten so far in my life. Without it, I might have ended up at a community college, working a nine-to-five or getting into construction right out of high school. I started playing football in fifth grade. When I made the high school varsity team, our captain wore the number 90. After he graduated, I wanted to take that number and make it my own as I grew as a leader and in my identity. I still wear 90 today. I didn't think I could love the game as much as I do now, but you never know what can happen at the drop of a hat. I'm grateful for perspective. I don't give up when things go wrong. I keep working towards what I plan on doing. If it doesn't work out, then it just doesn't work out, but if it does, I know I've worked my hardest to make it happen.
Family is not just who you are born into. It is who you meet and get to know. People should be grateful they have a family, even if it is not a traditional one. I talk to my family every day. My grandma, great grandmother, mom and brothers all push me to be the best I can be, and I know at the end of the day, what I'm doing now can help them in the long run. I love seeing the happiness on their faces when they get to come to a game, or getting a phone call after they watch me on TV. They inspire me every day.
I see myself as a father figure to my two little brothers, which taught me how to be a leader at a very young age. I want to be an example of who and what a man should be, both to them and to kids everywhere. I am happiest when I see others happy, and if the people around me are happy, I feel as if have helped them a little bit with whatever they have going on.
My mom is my role model. She has worked so hard to take care of my brothers and me and raised us as a single parent. And because my mom had me so young, my grandma is like a second mother to me. She is one of the first people I talk to when things go wrong, and she always leads me in the correct way. My position coach, Coach (JaMarkus) McFarland, is family to me, too. I have known him for six years, and I can talk to him about anything.
I like to say I'm a man of many talents. I know how to cook decently. My teammates tell me I can sing pretty well, and I like to dance, too – I just don't show it a lot. But it means a lot to me to compete at this level, and see everyone come and watch the sport I grew up playing. I run out on the field prepared to do my job because we have an audience watching us. My dream now is to hopefully make it to the NFL and support my family.
Football is one of the main reasons I have gotten so far in my life. Without it, I might have ended up at a community college, working a nine-to-five or getting into construction right out of high school. I started playing football in fifth grade. When I made the high school varsity team, our captain wore the number 90. After he graduated, I wanted to take that number and make it my own as I grew as a leader and in my identity. I still wear 90 today. I didn't think I could love the game as much as I do now, but you never know what can happen at the drop of a hat. I'm grateful for perspective. I don't give up when things go wrong. I keep working towards what I plan on doing. If it doesn't work out, then it just doesn't work out, but if it does, I know I've worked my hardest to make it happen.
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