Letter from prospect to NSR scout, Frank Steele, speaks volumes about the work we do for high school athletes


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For an NSR scout, it gets no better than this…
Ross Williams, NSR Athlete, wrote the heart-felt letter to NSR scout Frank Steele.

Hello Mr. Steele:  Hopefully this e-mail finds you and your family happy and well. I know that I have not spoken with you in a long time, so I’m just making sure that I continue to communicate with you to some extent. Besides simply that, though, I’d also like to thank you. You have represented NSR so well and you have been extremely helpful and supportive to me as a student-athlete, and frankly, it’s difficult for me to describe just how appreciative I am of what you do. Unfortunately, words can only act as a gilded cloak for my thoughts to wear, so I will not be able to express everything, but please just know that I am deeply grateful for the work that you have done to help me succeed. Your encouraging phone calls and e-mails kept my drive alive at times when I felt as though I wasn’t doing well enough with regards to athletics, and made it that much easier for me to go home and focus on staying in contact with the many coaches that you, and NSR, were able to expose me to. I’m touched by the fact that, not only did you make that effort to communicate with me, but you also attended one of my races, taking time from your day to, once again, be the kind and wonderful person that you are. I’m very excited to go to Florida to make the most out of my college experience as both a student and an athlete, and I’m also grateful and pleased that through a combination of your work and mine, I was able to acquire a scholarship that relieves my family of a significant financial burden–a little over $33,000 a year. You were right when you sat at my kitchen table–100 miles from Apple Valley–and said that if I stayed dedicated to all that NSR does, that, one day, I would then be able to rededicate myself to a university through a NLI commitment. That sort of belief from you, right from the start, was something that I knew would be invaluable as I attempted to plan out my future. So, as I have continually emphasized, I thank you for what you do. It would be wonderful to hear back from you at some point in the future, but regardless of whether or not you are able to reply, I just wanted you to be aware of my gratitude. I wish you and your wife happiness and health.  Ross Williams


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