zach lederer is the basketball manager at the university of maryland, and he is battling brain cancery inspirational kid. on a recent trip to the hospital, he did his best strongman pose, and now "zaching" is everywhere. at the university of maryland, zach lederer is a big man on campus, not for his size, but his heart. the 18-year-old student from ellicott city first beat cancer at age 11. seven years later, it returned. >> when you hear cancer, obviously, first thing that runs through your mind is, you know, death, you know, chemo, obviously hospitals, terrible things, but dr. carson, you know, put it in a good way. he said "another opportunity," and i thought, you know, what a great way to put it. >> reporter: two weeks ago, surgeons at johns hopkins removed a cancerous tumor from zach's brain. >> i'm drugged up. i don't remember too well. i make the muscles and i say, "dad, take a picture." my main thought was i don't want anybody worrying about me. you have your problems, he has his problems, don't worry about me. >> reporter: his father posted the picture on facebook. his cousin

zach lederer... a freshman... (coach turreon)"hes possive every day in practice..ee the scars on his head.. the only hint.. of bigger challenges he's faced, as a ounger basketball player.(voice over (zach)"i started having these headaches"(shoo face) (zach) "it ended up being a brain tumor" in one week.five operations.. the scare of a lifetime(zack)"and then my braii started swelling because of all the surgeries." (parents) "it was awful..aad room at johns hopkins they &ptold us to ake him home nd make him confortable.. he might not make it through the night.. so you cant hear much worst news then that as a parent" but after another surgery he survived. walk and talk all over arn to pgain... (zach)"ive lived seven years past what they told me i would at the age of 11... (voice only)(i've beaten cancer") with that obstacle behind him, being here... is truly... zach's dream:(voice only) (zacc)"i've always been a perrapin fan"but midseason .. with the new year.. came a new sensaaion:(zach) "i started feeling nuubness in my left leg.." while the team played.. zach got