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生命以惊叹号开始，以奇迹的形态绽放……
UponhearingherevaluationIbecamefuriousforIthought, "WhoisshetotellmewhatIcanorcannotdo. Shedoesnotevenknowme. Iamaverydeterminedandstubbornperson!" IbelieveitwasatthatverymomentthatIdecidedIwouldsomehow, somedayreturntocollege.
她的这番结论让我怒不可遏，“她是谁，凭什么告诉我能做什么或不能做什么。她根本不了解我。我是很坚强而固执的人！我相信就在那时我决定无论如何，总有一天我会返回学校的。
IttookmealongtimeandalotofhardworkbutIfinallyreturnedtotheUniversityofTexasinthefallof 1983 - ayearandahalfafteralmostdying. ThenextfewyearsinAustinwereverydifficultforme, butItrulybelievethatinordertoseebeautyinlifeyouhavetoexperiencesomeunpleasantness. MaybeIhaveexperiencedtoomuchunpleasantness, butIbelieveinlivingeachdaytothefullest, anddoingtheverybestIcan.
在经历了一年半垂死挣扎的生活后，在漫长的等待和艰辛的付出后，终于在1983年的秋天，我返回了德克萨斯大学。在奥斯汀接下来的几年里我生活得非常艰难，但我确信为了看到生活中的真善美你必须要经历一些苦难。也许我经历的苦难太多了，但我有一个信念--充实地过每一天，尽力做到最好。
Andeachnewdaywasverybusyandveryfull, forbesidesattendingclassesattheUniversityIunderwenttherapythreetofivedayseachweekatBrackenridgeHospital. IfthiswerenotenoughIflewtoHoustoneveryotherweekendtoworkwithTomWilliams, atrainerandexecutivewhohadworkedformanycollegesandprofessionalteamsandalsohadhelpedmanyinjuredathletes, suchasEarlCampbellandEricDickerson. ThroughTomIlearned: "Nothingisimpossibleandnever, nevergiveuporquit."