Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 47 pasts 41 ex convicts 40 substance abuse 40 mentors 39 young 39 insecurities 37 parolees 37 drug addiction 37 relationships 36 addictions 36 overcome adversity 36 careers 36 demons 36 convicted felons 36 diverse backgrounds 35 runaways 35 preconceived notions 35 underachieving 35 mentoring 35 tribulations 34 backgrounds 34 friendships 34 hardscrabble 34 temptations 34 traumas 34 misfits 33 destinies 33 overachieving 33 mental illnesses 33 ordeals 33 teen agers 33 hopelessness 33 counselors 32 juvenile offenders 32 abusers 32 struggles 32 vices 32 recruits 32 hardships 32 caseworkers 32 work ethic 32 drug addicts 32 mental illness 32 outcasts 32 harsh realities 32 draftees 32 alcoholism 32 childhoods 32 self destructive 32 dropouts 32 twentysomethings 32 stereotypes 31 growing pains 31 alcoholics 31 headstrong 31 undrafted 31 boyfriends 31 sorrows 31 underclassmen 31 adversity 31 faith 31 newcomers 31 teenagers 31 selfishness 31 prejudices 31 Mentors 31 loneliness 31 chemical dependency 31 losing streaks 31 talented 31 strong willed 31 professions 31 gangs 31 heartache 31 personality traits 31 hometowns 31 discouragement 30 mindsets 30 empathize 30 rookies 30 histories 30 fatherless 30 fathers 30 returners 30 playmakers 30 heartbreak 30 talents 30 wives 30 disappointments 30 pitfalls 30 squalor 30 adoptive parents 30 cliques 30 adoptive 30 girlfriends 30 felons 30 exes 30 traits 30 nagging injuries 29 vocations 29 oftentimes