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An NFL quarterback on overcoming setbacks and self-doubt | Alex Smith

TED Health

CHAPTER

The Importance of a Football

Alex Smith's leg exploded like i stepped on an ie d. He spent months rehabbing at a military facility called the centre for the intrepid. After that first visit, he felt like he had permission to dream again. And then 693 days after his injury, he took his first snap in a game. The journey was physical but it was mental as well: 'I'm proud of what got me there'

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