On the night Bryshon Nellum was shot in the legs, USC Director of Track and Field Ron Allice was by his side in the hospital. While the doctors questioned whether Nellum would ever hit top gear again, Allice believed.
"He's my guy," Allice told the Press Telegram. "It's his career. I'm
not going to tell any athlete, especially one as talented as Bryshon,
what he can't do."
Click here for a full Yahoo! feature on Nellum by Jeff Eisenberg.
Allice stood by his prized pupil as he went from can't-miss to can't-run. Now, the duo can't stop smiling as the preparations continue for London 2012.
"We literally took it day by day, year by year," Allice explained to Bob Keisser. "What he had going for him is this amazing will to come back, each time. The amount of work he's put in to get back ... I've never seen anything like it."
Allice has coached more than 300 All-Americans and has sent upwards of 40 athletes to the Olympic games. His first Olympian dates back to the 1964 games, but his latest double-digit crop featuring Nellum might be the most rewarding.
"I'm happy he's going to the Olympics," Allice told Keisser about Nellum. "But as far as I'm concerned, he's already won."
(Photo by Stephen Carr/Long Beach Press Telegram)
"He's my guy," Allice told the Press Telegram. "It's his career. I'm
not going to tell any athlete, especially one as talented as Bryshon,
what he can't do."Click here for a full Yahoo! feature on Nellum by Jeff Eisenberg.
Allice stood by his prized pupil as he went from can't-miss to can't-run. Now, the duo can't stop smiling as the preparations continue for London 2012.
"We literally took it day by day, year by year," Allice explained to Bob Keisser. "What he had going for him is this amazing will to come back, each time. The amount of work he's put in to get back ... I've never seen anything like it."
Allice has coached more than 300 All-Americans and has sent upwards of 40 athletes to the Olympic games. His first Olympian dates back to the 1964 games, but his latest double-digit crop featuring Nellum might be the most rewarding.
"I'm happy he's going to the Olympics," Allice told Keisser about Nellum. "But as far as I'm concerned, he's already won."
(Photo by Stephen Carr/Long Beach Press Telegram)
Nice entry, Jordan. So excited for both Bryshon and Coach Ron.