I wake up in a hospital bed and then one
I wake up in a hospital bed and then one
I wake up in a hospital bed and then one
of the doctors says this as we speak
of the doctors says this as we speak
of the doctors says this as we speak
flesh eating bacteria is crawling up
flesh eating bacteria is crawling up
flesh eating bacteria is crawling up
your leg it's getting closer to your
your leg it's getting closer to your
your leg it's getting closer to your
vital organs every
vital organs every
vital organs every
minute good morning to you too
minute good morning to you too
minute good morning to you too
doctor let me back up I'm a professional
doctor let me back up I'm a professional
doctor let me back up I'm a professional
football player I played
football player I played
football player I played
quarterback and two weeks earlier two
quarterback and two weeks earlier two
quarterback and two weeks earlier two
Defenders almost 500 lb of muscle crush
Defenders almost 500 lb of muscle crush
Defenders almost 500 lb of muscle crush
me at the same time this time though my
me at the same time this time though my
me at the same time this time though my
leg was bending where it shouldn't I had
leg was bending where it shouldn't I had
leg was bending where it shouldn't I had
what they call a compound spiral
what they call a compound spiral
what they call a compound spiral
fracture which means that my leg was
fracture which means that my leg was
fracture which means that my leg was
twisted and snapped diagonally 2 years
twisted and snapped diagonally 2 years
twisted and snapped diagonally 2 years
after that gruesome injury I actually
after that gruesome injury I actually
after that gruesome injury I actually
ran back out onto that field and led my
ran back out onto that field and led my
ran back out onto that field and led my
team to the
team to the
team to the
playoffs I'm proud that I made it back
playoffs I'm proud that I made it back
playoffs I'm proud that I made it back
out onto the
out onto the
out onto the
field but I'm more proud of what got me
field but I'm more proud of what got me
field but I'm more proud of what got me
there not the physical Journey but the
there not the physical Journey but the
there not the physical Journey but the
mental one I've learned that so much of
mental one I've learned that so much of
mental one I've learned that so much of
the anxiety that holds us back in
the anxiety that holds us back in
the anxiety that holds us back in
life it's self-inflicted
life it's self-inflicted
life it's self-inflicted
we make it worse on ourselves and it's
we make it worse on ourselves and it's
we make it worse on ourselves and it's
okay if we need somebody to help us snap
okay if we need somebody to help us snap
okay if we need somebody to help us snap
out of it these days I've come a long
out of it these days I've come a long
out of it these days I've come a long
way with this
guy these scars they're not just a
guy these scars they're not just a
guy these scars they're not just a
reminder of everything I've been through
reminder of everything I've been through
reminder of everything I've been through
but more so everything that's in front
but more so everything that's in front
but more so everything that's in front
of
of
of
me they stare me in my
me they stare me in my
me they stare me in my
face challenging me to be myself to help
face challenging me to be myself to help
face challenging me to be myself to help
others out of their own spirals when I
others out of their own spirals when I
others out of their own spirals when I
can now you might not have a leg that
can now you might not have a leg that
can now you might not have a leg that
looks like this but I'll bet you've got
looks like this but I'll bet you've got
looks like this but I'll bet you've got
some
some
some
scars and my hope for you is
scars and my hope for you is
scars and my hope for you is
this look at them own
this look at them own
this look at them own
them they're the best reminder you'll
them they're the best reminder you'll
them they're the best reminder you'll
ever have that there's a whole world out
ever have that there's a whole world out
ever have that there's a whole world out
there and we've got a whole lot of
there and we've got a whole lot of
there and we've got a whole lot of
living left to do