We’re excited to publish the next installment of our series showing the motivations that drive many of the players on the San Francisco 49ers. In addition to the rugby-league star turned professional American footballer Jarryd Hayne, we were struck by the beautiful words from Eli Harold in memory of his mother:

“I want my mother to know that I beat the odds of becoming a statistic. I am motivated to play for my mother Sheila Korvette Harold.”