DeAndre Hopkins grows emotional as mother Sabrina pens down journey 'conquering motherhood' in new memoir
DeAndre Hopkins penned a touching tribute to his mother Sabrina Greenlee after she released her memoir. Titled "Grant Me Vision", it's co-written with Tatsha Robertson. Billed as "A journey of family, faith and forgiveness", its name references her blindness, which is something her son does too in his reaction to it.
DeAndre Hopkins posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, to post his congratulations and declare that she has conquered motherhood. He gave examples of how she had to sell drugs to make ends meet for her family and how she battled with depression because she was blind. He wrote,
"Congratulations on your book launch Mom!.. This is my mom’s story of conquering motherhood. From selling drugs just to feed four kids, to overcoming depression from being blind. This is more than a book, it’s Us."
DeAndre Hopkins dedicates his entire football career to his mother
DeAndre Hopkins has always been close to his mother, and that is something NFL fans will remember from the time he got drafted. She was there right by his side.
And as reported by CBS News, DeAndre Hopkins credits her completely for his football career. He explained why he gave her the football after scoring a touchdown, a tradition that started before he was in the NFL.
"My mom put her ego to the side and cared about our feelings, and thought about us before herself. It was just having that remembrance of my mom being there to see me play when I was a kid."
In fact, it was before her son was a famous professional football player that Sabrina Greenlee faced her biggest challenge. She was the victim of an acid attack that left her blind. But it was moving past that and being there for her family that she discusses in her book.
She said that she had to forgive to move on, commenting,
"I knew that I had to forgive the people who offended me or left me there despite everything that I've been through. I did it for my children, because I needed to get back to being a mother. That was very important for me. So I began to humanize her [the acid attacker] by calling out her name. It was tough for me to do that. I began to make her relatable in my mind and not this monster I had created."
There's no doubt looking at DeAndre Hopkins' career that she succeeded in being there for her children despite her personal hardships.