HAINES CITY, Fla. — Czar Glanton is old school. The 9-year-old boy doesn’t need any fancy equipment to train.
Just a of couple cones, a trash can and grass, which are found in his front yard.
Glanton’s personal trainer, his mom Terrica Williams, is with him every step of the way.
“I’m putting that work in and I’m trying to be the best and she’s trying to make me be the best,” said Glanton.
The two started uploading their progress to Instagram.
After a couple of videos, their followers ballooned to more than 50,000 and they had millions of views.
“We always uploaded videos together,” Williams said. “And see the way it blossomed in such a positive way, it was so encouraging, so reinsuring and I know that if we keep working hard the sky’s the limit.”
The Polk County natives have been featured on ESPN, Access Hollywood, and the Jennifer Hudson show.
During an interview with the actress and singer, the two were gifted with tickets from the NFL to this year’s Super Bowl between the Eagles and Chiefs.
Glanton said when they were in New Orleans, emotions overcame his mother.
“She was really happy. She was crying,” said Glanton. “I’m just telling you that right now.”
The duo got to see their favorite player and his cousin Apopka High School alumni Jalen Carter win it all.
“For me, it just opens the gate for opportunity for Czar,” said Williams. “Though you are young and although we are from a more rural area. It is possible, those dreams, those huge stages, those high-level performing athletes they come from the same place you’re from.”
Glanton’s dream is to one day play in the Super Bowl.
The path to making it a reality starts in his front yard.
