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#. >> i'm excited about my graduation. i have craig. >> welcome to the 142nd commitment ceremony. it's insanity and that moment happens. >>. >> it was almost surreal. you would be successful and showed him that i can be what i want to be. i can have the two things. i'm sleeping well at night. >> ladies and gentlemen, please join me in honoring cnn hero
Craig datson answers that question this way. to the limit. he was a semi pro cyclist and started richmond cycling core for kid who is live in public housing. the practice, the races and all of that is the hook. for 20 kids, he is the one answers the 1:00 and tracks a student down. he is a mighty force of a pain in the neck goodness to help his kids bring change to their lives. >> life has not been easy for jasmine. she didn't have a stable home life. >> you have to get in the woods, okay? the number one thing with her is getting her to graduate.
Craig datson. >> i shouldn't have to be a hero, but the system failed these kids. if you want to fix the issues, these kids are not some number in a research paper. they are brilliant. they are complicated and courageous. i implore you to not see past them. roll up your sleeves, get in the trenches with us. our kids, they love, they hurt, they fail, they push, they succeed. they are my heroes and most of all, they are heroes to themselves. thank you.