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Four knee surgeries ended my MLS career in 14 months. With the life I built gone, I sold everything and left—not to escape, but to understand who I was beyond being an athlete. Now I explore what happens after collapse, with those who choose to play the hand fate dealt them beautifully… Irregardless

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