Hard work pays off

A teen in a Sandy-stricken Brooklyn housing project who cares for a sick mom and a younger brother — not to mention 14 nieces and nephews — will be graduating at the top of his high-school class next month.
...Hernandez, the class valedictorian, has earned a free ride to the University of Southern California and was among five recipients of the first Bryan Cave LLP Edward I. Koch Scholarship for $5,000.
...Hernandez said he started freshman year at 300 pounds but has shed close to 50 pounds through hard work.
“Sometimes you can be your own worst critic,” he said. “[But] you should always have one ally — and that’s yourself.”
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