Mike had been knocked down for the fifteenth time at practice and he still kept getting up. The smallest guy on the team seemed to be one of the biggest hearts the coach had ever seen. “That’s it Mike your doing great never quit.” Coach Garrison hollered at him as he ran back to the huddle. “That’s what I like to see don’t ever quit guys no matter how bad it hurt never quit.”
“Yes sir.” the team responded as one in the second week of the preseason they were gelling together after two a days for a week under their belts. Bruised and beaten they all patted Mike on the helmet as he came back in such a small school it was hard to get kids to play football against many of the bigger teams they played but, here was Mike Shanley the smallest guy in the school leading the team.
The next played was called and the huddle broke as Mike took his position on Defense waiting for the snap of the ball. “Hut, hut, hut, HUT!” the ball snapped and here come the same guy right at Mike, he slammed into him with such force that he flew backwards landing on the top of his head. Mike didn’t move he lay moaning unable to breathe barely able to move his hands the rest of his body was numb.
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