To me, a person with integrity is someone you deem worthy of your respect. There is no one quality that defines integrity it could be a plethora of things. I’ve known Tom Brincklow since my freshmen year. He coached me in basketball that year and as one of his best players we formed a close relationship. I played point guard and he entrusted me to run the offense and be the coach on the floor. The following year I began to volunteer in a special education gym class that Coach Brincklow taught. Once a week during one of my free periods I would meet him at the gym and help the kids play various games. The first time I met Coach Brincklow I could tell he oozed confidence and that he was someone I could trust. He immediately earned my respect and I consider him not only a mentor but also a friend.
During my sophomore year, I was looking for a place to volunteer and so I asked Coach Brincklow if there were any opportunities available in the LABBB program. LABBB stands for Lexington, Arlington, Belmont, Bedford, and Burlington. It is a program for kids with special needs that is incorporated in to the five high schools mentioned before. Coach Brincklow enthusiastically agreed to let me help him in one of his gym classes. Once a week during one of my free periods, I would take the bus with the kids to the local recreation center. We played all sorts of games, soccer, floor hockey, basketball, kickball and many others. The class consisted of various types of kids. Some had forms of mental retardation while others simply had discipline problems. I noticed that even though some of the kids were far more advanced mentally than others, they we
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