Growing Stronger Through Adversity He had just begun his career as a professional football player, playing in the Arena Football League. But a devastating wrist injury ended his prospects. “I felt like my life was over—my whole dream shattered,” he said in a recent interview. He was fresh out of college. With no money or job, he ended up living in his sister’s house. “I remember being very angry, upset, [and] depressed for about 1 1/2 to 2 years. I kept thinking, ‘Why did this happen?’ The thing I love so much, I care about so much—I don’t get to do it anymore.”