powerful message for young people in his new book he says stand up for what you believe in. part of the goal in telling the story is to take pride in your blackness, take pride in your culture. my hope is young people and readers walk away and they cease their power. laura: nothing wrong with that us all, everyone should take pride in their background and who they are, after all, kaepernick himself lived a charmed life, adopted at five weeks old my parents who by his own account to loved and supported him. your dad and i have had so many proud moments since you came into our lives. you have always been very persistent and tenacious in pursuit of anything you desire, but i admire that treat anyone as well, because it is what took you to fulfillment of your dreams. laura: and upward middle-class upbringing in california, nice house, nice community, a top athlete in school, both baseball and football, probably could have played in the major leagues. his parents sacrifice