I woke up the morning of my senior year wrestling tournament
“This is my day”
I fixed my shot for takedowns, had come off a few rough matches from the last few days
My first match comes
Boom off the whistle…I’m on bottom and I get my stand up
1 point me
We go again from bottom he’s trying to keep me down and he gets a hold of my ankle completely and as he’s trying to turn me
I feel an irregular crack of my ankle and suddenly I’m on my stomach and my ankle is 180 degrees of the direction it was
Coaches come, ambulance comes to get me
The doctor turns my ankle manually back into place
And I’m rushed into surgery, a metal rod, several pins later my fibula is replaced
Now I’m looking at a messed up ankle and all I’m thinking in my mind is “there’s no way this is it for me”
“Not training, not being able to play sports, not being able to push myself physically to the max….isn’t an option for me”
This isn’t what’s gonna make or break me
I was looking at a mountain of recovery to climb but in my mind I was already back to walking, I was already back to squatting, I was already back on my mission
PT 3 times a week, so painful everyday but…I knew this wasn’t it
God made it very clear that this was a temporary set back in that moment to make me stronger for a bigger than ever comeback
6 months later I was back under a squat rack, 8 months later I squatted 315 for the first time, deadlifted 405, because my HUNGER to get back in that waiting period of recovery was higher than ever
I went to play rugby on that ankle for 3 seasons, ran a half Ironman, did 4 bodybuilding shows
Man I’m telling you your story is not over, I’m telling you there is no way your finished
I’m telling you God has so much more in store for your life than this situation you’re in right now
Good times are coming, and it’s hard to see that on the otherside of the hard times but your injury, your set back, your sickness, your break up, is setting you up for to become the man the lord NEEDS you to step into
Trust him in everything you do and I promise you’ll come out on top he’s got your back ❤️🙏
