Matt had begun to notice problems with his golf swing—particularly in his left arm. He thought it might be a torn rotator cuff, perhaps from playing too much. Then one morning, while pulling a gallon of milk out of the fridge, his strength suddenly gave out. The jug fell to the kitchen floor. At Thanksgiving, Matt’s uncle, a doctor, noticed the shrinking muscles in Matt’s hand and arm and convinced him to see a neurologist at Northwestern University. In January 2000, after a series of tests, the doctor called Matt and Linda to his office.

In his first Major League at bat, Adam Greenberg was hit in the head with a fastball. He never made it back.

Chris has since learned what Dave was concealing: That he was bankrupt — with no income and heavily in debt — and facing legal action from his ex-wife, brother, and sister. That his lavish South Florida lifestyle was secretly supported by his father’s modest estate. And that Dave, despite his braggadocio, was afraid he was losing his mind.

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On October 17, 1973, John McClamrock was paralyzed playing high school football. Doctors doubted he would make it through the night. But he and his mother refused to give up—for more than three decades.