Although they are two great men with disabilities contracted to the NFL, their similarities run much deeper. Eric LeGrand and Shaquem Griffin share a spirit of generosity, warrior strong work ethic and a powerful sense of faith and family.
Despite fair play at home, Shaquem acknowledges that he was, in fact, treated differently than his peers in the NFL due to his limb difference
You never gonna know what people are going to say about you until you get there. So the only thing you can do is keep a positive mindset, no matter what you get.”“Well for me, [before my amputation] I wasn’t able to play football because I still [had] tissues in my fingers, so it was always considered fragile, whatever I touched or hit on. There was a night when I hit my hand on my bed and my mom stopped me and I needed an operation because the next day, it was removed.
“After my injury [more than] five years ago, you had a choice to make: Either let me figure out things on my own after being paralyzed, or take control of the entire situation and make sure I had the best of everything. You chose the second option, which meant you couldn’t work...You’ve dedicated your life to helping me be great and be the man that I am today, and I cannot thank you enough for everything you’ve done for me.
LeGrand: “I’m so grateful for the friends I have in my life, friends I’ve had since kindergarten. Extended friends I met at Rutgers and my amazing family. My friends and family are so special. They’re always there for me.”“You gotta love yourself because people aren’t always going to be there for you. Even if you don’t have a support system you can love yourself for who you are! You can still continue to do good in this world.
There was a time very early on in Eric LeGrand’s football career, when he wanted to hog the ball, but it was short-lived and he learned to be a team-player: knowing that the mindset that you have is solely up to you. You know, you choose what you wanna be, you choose who you wanna be.
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