Life is short play HARD!

just wanted to think the heels and what this game  and their influence in my life has meant to me. And my family.

 It was 35 years ago this past Monday that I was given 5 years to live my dream was to play football in North Carolina as I was 400 pounds and grew up always a big Tar Heels fan and I love how they never give up and they all ways gave it their all. I didn't know how much that would mean to me in the future as I do now as of 35 years ago I was in a coma and they told my family I would never live to see the light again.  Six months past and I woke up out of the blue and the first thing I could think of is I wonder if the game is on as the monitors were going off it was a mirror in front of me and I could notice that I was not the same Person. At that same time the doctor walked in and he told me they didn't know what was wrong with me but at same time they told me only had five years to live I weighed 75 pounds and I would never walk again. Anyway long story short I feel sorry for myself  but that night the game came on and I'd forgotten all about it it was North Carolina play for the championship and 82 as I watched Michael JORDAN hit the game-winner all of it was coming back to me why life is so important and that I should fight and never give up and how much every day are used to live life like the Tar Heels did remember how far they were behind nobody said they couldn't win they would keep fighting and believe. My hero has always been Dean Smith and Michael JORDAN and all the Tar Heel basketball players that I could never name because there's too many to thank them all for what they have done for me.and I don't know how but Dean Smith heard about my situation and he sent me a letter  and a picture and said hang in there and never give up and he invited me to a game  so I kept that latter and all my Tar Heels stuff in my hospital room where it motivated me to never give up and to this day it's been almost 35 years they told me I would never walk again. I have watched all the games I've watched this team expire me to keep pushing as the older  I get the pain still hurts and the years seem limited I would like to think this year's team for putting that fight back in to me I would've done anything in my life to Help them win. I've been in and out of the hospital though the years  they really help me get through a bad time in my life. And Coach Williams  really motivates me the way that I used to live I can see him beat the table jump up-and-down to motivate the kids to go and give it their all motivated me as well and thanks to my girls SARAH AND ALYSSA Who are a huge reason why I'm here today and help me fight to keep going! And to my wife DONNA Who has helped me and push me to keep me going she has been a huge plus in my life and I don't know what I would do without her. She is also my hero!!! 

And to my mother and father who had to deal with this at such a young age and dealing with the not knowing  if I was ever going to make it. 

Thanks for all you did for me..

LIFE IS SHORT PLAY!