HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — St. Thomas High School senior Obinna Umeh is a force on the Eagles’ defense.
“I play fast, I play physical, and I play smart. I’m a no retreat, no surrender type of guy,” Umeh said.
He was named to the Touchdown Club preseason team and has earned over 20 offers. He’s committed to Duke University for what they can provide not only on the field but off it.
“I want to major in neuroscience, learn about the mind and relativity to the body, because I want to go into orthopedics when I’m older and specialize in the hands and knees in orthopedic surgery, because that’s what I want to do. I want to help people who have been down and hurting and be able to give back, he said. “My father instilled in me an education at a very young age, and I knew that the Duke degree was going to hold me for years to come.”
As you can probably tell, Obinna is special.
“Each and every day I’m going to attack my goals and my dreams because I know somebody lost their chance today,” he said.
He’s guided by his faith, a great example of living the St. Thomas motto, ‘Teach me goodness, discipline, and knowledge’.
“Foundations of discipline, attack all facets of life, and goodness with being a kind person and knowledge with not being lazy and having the courage and energy to go out there into the world and seek my passion and give back to society and the world,” he said.
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