Id like to hear his experiences on how he avoided being pulled down by his environment and the people around him.
From Article: The budding scholar said:
I never would have achieved it without God, my family, my friends and this environment I have around me.
Theres always going to be a challenge or an obstacle that youre going to have to overcome or grow out of. But as long as you keep true to yourself and have faith and persevere so that you can overcome it, then you will.