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It pretty much was a reality check. i knew that it was real. i learned at a young age, and when i was 13 my mother was diagnosed with leukemia. they told her she had, the average lifespan was five years so five years later, here i am graduating and i'm just glad that she was here to witness it all, and may 17th, 2008, very tragic day, i was robbed at gunpoint on my way home less than a minute from walking in my door and you know, list goes on, some people may not know it, but coming off graduation celebrating, three days later my grandfather passed away. >> deonte. >> for me it helped me break...

Black did you find yourself getting overwhelmed up there? >> i became very caught up in the moment. but reality kicked in, but i had to take a second that realize that it was all real. >> that reality you're talking about and that reality has been your life and you talked about it some in your speech there. tell our viewers how much you've gone through from your brother, to your mother. >> when i was younger, my brother passed away under cardiac arrest. he was playing basketball. i really feel like he was the best brother anyone could have. losing him at a very young age was a reality check. i...