‘Is this good enough for Mom?’ How his mother’s memory inspires Falcons All-Pro Chris Lindstrom

Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff WriterDec 16, 2024, 06:00 AM ET

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FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — The gym fell silent after Chris Lindstrom, playing for Shepherd Hill Regional High School of Dudley, Massachusetts, took a particularly hard foul during a basketball game in his sophomore year.

Then one voice rang out.

“My mom stood up and goes, ‘Christopher, don’t take any more of his s—, kick his f—ing ass,’ ” Lindstrom’s brother, Alec, said. “Screaming in a completely quiet gym.

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