Overview from Canesport:
- His mother died in 2004 from cancer.
- His sister raised him and took him in.
- Promised mom that he would finish school, go to college and have no regrets.
- His sister, her bf, her baby and Mike moved in together after their house was foreclosed on
- She have him his own room and included him in her family.
- Mike started to get into trouble after his mom died, sister says there was a lot of stress on him but in fifth grade he changed drastically.
- Football helped him cope with the lose.
- Line from Mike: Looking back, Mike says "I didn't have everything I wanted, but I had everything I needed. It was hard growing up like that, seeing kids with everything. But I was growing up with what I needed, and it taught me not to want for anything."
- His sister attended all his games and was there from him
- He loves playing football because his mother loved the game, she was a Miami fan and they always watch the games.
- He is ready for the future, Smith said. "It's my last year as a Miami Northwestern boy, and I'm becoming a Miami Hurricane boy."
- Once Mike goes to college, his sister will pursue her career, she want s to be a medical assistant.
- She says she will be at every Miami home game to watch Mike play
