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My Life Story

By: Jairus Satele

My Birth Story

I was born in fresno, California at St. Agnes Medical Center on
February 29, 2004 at 8:36 am. I was a C-Section baby because my

heart rate was dropping and my mom was exhausted. When I
finally made my entrance, I came in at 7 lbs, 15 oz and 20 inches

long. I was born in Fresno because both of my parents were
students at Fresno State University. Shortly after I was born, my
family filled the room to meet the newest member of the family..

Jairus the “All American”

My proudest accomplishment is being considered the best in the country in my
position and being invited to the number one all star game in the nation for
football players in the 8th grade. It was February 18, 2017 at the Under Armour
Camp in Mission Viejo, California. I was still 12 years old at the time and I was
competing against 13 and 14 year olds.. I worked hard to get an invitation to the
camp and it was finally here. I felt a bit nervous as I saw the other athletes walk
in, but I remembered I was there for a reason. We warmed up and went right into
position training, and after we hopped into one on ones. My first two reps, I
dominated my competition and it gave me the confidence to finish strong. The rest
of the reps were history. It was a successful day, I received one of the first invites

to the game next year in Orlando, Florida.



Coaching at the Special Olympics World
Games

When I was 11, I had the chance to coach shot put for Team Samoa in the Special Olympics. I
was given the opportunity because at the time I was a National Champion in the event for my
age group. I competed at the National Championship for Track & Field, and won Gold in the

event. One day my mom called me to say she received an email from the team’s director
asking if I’d be willing to help coach and I gladly said yes. This made me excited because I can

finally teach someone what I have been taught and help others to compete. The Special
Olympics was held at the University of Southern California in 2015. I had the opportunity to
coach a man named Peter, who was deaf and partially blind. I taught him the same technique

that I used to win nationals, and Peter ended the Special Olympics with two gold medals
around his neck. It felt amazing to help others through sports and to share my love of sports

with others.



Carson vs Samoa

When I was 8 years old, my parents decided
to take a vacation to the beautiful island of
Samoa. I was excited to go because I was able
to meet more family and see the land that my
family owns, experience the culture, and
experience how it is to live in the islands. Living
in Samoa is harder than living in Carson. Most
kids in Samoa have to do chores, cook, clean,
etc before and after school. If they don’t they’ll
be punished for not obeying rules. Also in
Samoa, they are heavily religious. There is a set
time for curfew and so families can pray together
for at least an hour. In that hour, there are men
in different villages who stand outside to make
sure that everyone is praying. If you disobey
these rules you will serve a punishment to the
village and pay a fine. Most kids think it’s a
blessing to move to the United States, and I

don’t blame them.

About the author...

Jairus Satele was born in Fresno, California on February 29, 2004 (which by the
way is a leap year). He loves God, family, dogs, food, and sports. His religion is

Christian, is an only child with a lot of cousins, his favorite food is a medium
rare steak, and his favorite sport is football. The sports he plays are football,
rugby, and basketball. Jairus was raised in Fresno until the age of 5 when his
family moved to Carson, where he has lived ever since. Now Jairus is 13 and

strives to get good grades and plans on doing well on the athletic side too.