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Upon hearing her evaluation I became furious for I thought, Who is she to tell me what I can or cannot do. She does not even know me. I am a very determined and stubborn person! I believe it was at that very moment that I decided I would somehow, someday return to college. It took me a long time and a lot of hard work but I finally returned to the University of Texas in the fall of 1983 - a year and a half after almost dying. The next few years in Austin were very difficult for me, but I truly believe that in order to see beauty in life you have to experience some unpleasantness. Maybe I have experienced too much unpleasantness, but I believe in living each day to the fullest, and doing the very best I can. And each new day was very busy and very full, for besides attending classes at the University I underwent therapy three to five days each week at Brackenridge Hospital. If this were not enough I flew to Houston every other weekend to work with Tom Williams, a trainer and executive who had worked for many colleges and professional teams and also had helped many injured athletes, such as Earl Campbell and Eric Dickerson. Through Tom I learned: Nothing is impossible and never, never give up or quit. Early, during my therapy, my father kept repeating to me one of his favorite sayings. I have repeated it almost every day since being hurt: Mile by mile its a trial; yard by yard it but inch by inch its a cinch. | 
