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One play, bam, broken neck. Done, gone. You know what I learned in that one moment? I learned that that one moment led to two years of rehab and two years of recovery and a lot of grind. And I went from a healthy body that was strong as crud that could do anything I wanted to do to a guy that could do very little with a halo in my skull and couldn't lift weights. I benched 455 in college.
One play, bam, broken neck. Done, gone. You know what I learned in that one moment? I learned that that one moment led to two years of rehab and two years of recovery and a lot of grind. And I went from a healthy body that was strong as crud that could do anything I wanted to do to a guy that could do very little with a halo in my skull and couldn't lift weights. I benched 455 in college.
When I got out of my neck brace and I got cleared to lift, I benched 135 twice. And it looked like this, shaking like this. What's inside of you? What's next? Am I going to quit? Am I going to roll over? No. Every day. What can I do today to get me better? What are my goals today? And really that's when it started developing for me for everyday counts. That was my mantra.
When I got out of my neck brace and I got cleared to lift, I benched 135 twice. And it looked like this, shaking like this. What's inside of you? What's next? Am I going to quit? Am I going to roll over? No. Every day. What can I do today to get me better? What are my goals today? And really that's when it started developing for me for everyday counts. That was my mantra.
When I got out of my neck brace and I got cleared to lift, I benched 135 twice. And it looked like this, shaking like this. What's inside of you? What's next? Am I going to quit? Am I going to roll over? No. Every day. What can I do today to get me better? What are my goals today? And really that's when it started developing for me for everyday counts. That was my mantra.
And I started texting myself the night before. And I started just saying, I will not go to bed without these three things done. Like this is going to get done. And that was most of those, by the way, then were physical because I was trying to get my body back to some assortments of normalcy. And then it turned into spiritual. And then it turned into like family related.
And I started texting myself the night before. And I started just saying, I will not go to bed without these three things done. Like this is going to get done. And that was most of those, by the way, then were physical because I was trying to get my body back to some assortments of normalcy. And then it turned into spiritual. And then it turned into like family related.
And I started texting myself the night before. And I started just saying, I will not go to bed without these three things done. Like this is going to get done. And that was most of those, by the way, then were physical because I was trying to get my body back to some assortments of normalcy. And then it turned into spiritual. And then it turned into like family related.
as simple as like, hey, I'm going to tell my baby girl today three times that I love her. And it's a small goal, but like I had to start developing those systems and those small goals so I could get wins. So now, man, here's the thing. We serve a God that is so big and so great and a God that tells us in the scripture that he is for us.
as simple as like, hey, I'm going to tell my baby girl today three times that I love her. And it's a small goal, but like I had to start developing those systems and those small goals so I could get wins. So now, man, here's the thing. We serve a God that is so big and so great and a God that tells us in the scripture that he is for us.
as simple as like, hey, I'm going to tell my baby girl today three times that I love her. And it's a small goal, but like I had to start developing those systems and those small goals so I could get wins. So now, man, here's the thing. We serve a God that is so big and so great and a God that tells us in the scripture that he is for us.
He didn't say he's for us when you're getting a raise or he's for us when things are going the way you want them to go. He's for us all the time. He wants good things for us. And so, When I go through a challenge, man, and something's hard, good. What is God going to teach me in this moment? There's something that I need to learn in this moment. There's something that's coming my way.
He didn't say he's for us when you're getting a raise or he's for us when things are going the way you want them to go. He's for us all the time. He wants good things for us. And so, When I go through a challenge, man, and something's hard, good. What is God going to teach me in this moment? There's something that I need to learn in this moment. There's something that's coming my way.
He didn't say he's for us when you're getting a raise or he's for us when things are going the way you want them to go. He's for us all the time. He wants good things for us. And so, When I go through a challenge, man, and something's hard, good. What is God going to teach me in this moment? There's something that I need to learn in this moment. There's something that's coming my way.
Like my NFL career, gone. College game day. Fantastic. This is awesome. Got to travel the country and go see all the different schools and got to do things that I never thought I would get to do. I got to do that. Gone. I'm not crying because it's over. Now I'm smiling because it happened. Like, I'm so thankful that that happened. I got to do that. I can't imagine what God has for me next.
Like my NFL career, gone. College game day. Fantastic. This is awesome. Got to travel the country and go see all the different schools and got to do things that I never thought I would get to do. I got to do that. Gone. I'm not crying because it's over. Now I'm smiling because it happened. Like, I'm so thankful that that happened. I got to do that. I can't imagine what God has for me next.
Like my NFL career, gone. College game day. Fantastic. This is awesome. Got to travel the country and go see all the different schools and got to do things that I never thought I would get to do. I got to do that. Gone. I'm not crying because it's over. Now I'm smiling because it happened. Like, I'm so thankful that that happened. I got to do that. I can't imagine what God has for me next.
Like, whatever it is, I know it's good. And all those situations, man, I can take all those different individual adversity moments. And I can tell you, like with my neck, and I'll close with that, like with my neck, I'm a better dad right now because I broke my neck. I'm a better husband because I broke my neck. I'm a, I'm better. I'm a better friend. I'm a better son.
Like, whatever it is, I know it's good. And all those situations, man, I can take all those different individual adversity moments. And I can tell you, like with my neck, and I'll close with that, like with my neck, I'm a better dad right now because I broke my neck. I'm a better husband because I broke my neck. I'm a, I'm better. I'm a better friend. I'm a better son.
Like, whatever it is, I know it's good. And all those situations, man, I can take all those different individual adversity moments. And I can tell you, like with my neck, and I'll close with that, like with my neck, I'm a better dad right now because I broke my neck. I'm a better husband because I broke my neck. I'm a, I'm better. I'm a better friend. I'm a better son.