Shared Legacy : How A Father And Son Found True Connection On And Off The Track
A father and son find fulfillment in the search for personal connection and shared legacy
Danny McCray knew the moment would be one he would remember for a long time, perhaps through a lifetime even, so he pulled out his iPhone and stood up among a sea of nearly 5,000 people. He thumbed the screen and then pinched in. He pressed record.
A few hundred feed away, Bryce McCray stepped down into his blocks in Lane 4, wiping away the small beads of sweat around his arms.
He, too, knew this tiny fraction of time would be stored away in his head, though a principle difference presided over his thoughts: The thousands of faces around him at the Texas State Track and Field Championships couldn’t control the outcome.
Only he could.
Seconds ticked by.
As the stadium in Austin fell to a hush, Danny pounced on what felt like his single opportunity to announce himself, in front of what felt like Bryce’s most difficult challenge yet: An individual state championship in the highest classification of the country’s most competitive state.
Now more than ever, he needed his son to hear his voice.
