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Knee surgery
It was my first practice for the 1994 wrestling season. Even after the long football schedule, I felt at home down in the wrestling room. The familiar scent of stale sweat filled my nostrils as I began to practice. I had been drilling for thirty minutes when "POP" my knee buckled ....
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.... nor use it to lift a ten-pound weight.
One week after surgery and with the aid of crutches, I nervously entered the rehabilitation clinic. The physical therapist gingerly measured my quadricep and noted that I had lost an inch of muscle. For the first time in my life when I flexed my leg, there was no visual confirmation.
In order to meet my self-imposed goal of recovering in eight weeks, my therapist adamantly required that I dedicate myself completely to the rehabilitation process and learn to deal with pain. Not really comprehending what he was sayin ....
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