{"id":2030779,"date":"2026-07-07T09:00:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T06:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2030779"},"modified":"2026-07-07T09:00:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T06:00:08","slug":"a-mothers-12-hour-shifts-three-jobs-and-unshakable-belief-built-warriors-rookie-yaxel-lendeborg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2030779","title":{"rendered":"A mother\u2019s 12-hour shifts, three jobs and unshakable belief built Warriors rookie Yaxel Lendeborg"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As he did on draft night, Golden State Warriors rookie Yaxel Lendeborg once again declared himself undeserving of this new station in life. He said it almost instinctively, as a way to convey his disbelief, the way people do when they\u2019re trying to explain blessings too big to comprehend.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe all don\u2019t feel like we belong here,\u201d he said. His grin confirmed his wonderment. \u201cWe just made it by the grace of God, so we\u2019re all happy that we\u2019re here.\u201d<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s a warm way to see the world, through the lens of gratitude. Genuine awe. Appreciation that alters perspective. This family never imagined they\u2019d wind up 3,400 miles from their roots in the Dominican Republic, on a stage in San Francisco, experiencing something fantastical.<\/p>\n

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Yaxel Lendeborg goes 11 to Golden State<\/div>\n
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