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America’s star-crossed quarterback, now retired, is coming to Salt Lake City next week to share his story. This is

something he has done more frequently since retiring after the 2020 season, when he made a remarkable recovery

from his legendary injury. He had not anticipated public speaking engagements, but delivering a TED Talk last

summer was cathartic for him.

“It was one of my first big exercises in trying to get my head around what I had been through,” he explained recently

in a phone interview. “I enjoy discussing it; I honestly do. Transparency and honesty are essential in dealing with

both positive and negative experiences.

Smith’s tale has been extensively covered in various kinds of media, including a compelling documentary, but there

is something to be said for hearing deep comments from the guy himself on stage. It’s the same reason we go to

concerts when we’ve already heard recordings of the same music. After 31⁄2 years since The Injury, he has had more

time to contemplate and gain valuable insights.

“I tell my truth,” he states. “It’s not like a Disney story in which everything turns out if you persevere. How do we

respond to challenges? It took me a while to get there. I felt resentful, unpleasant, and depressed about what had

occurred to me. I thought the best portion of my life was finished. I was thinking about the things I couldn’t do and

how they had been taken from me. “I was wallowing in self-pity for a long time.”

Smith had a horrible injury while playing quarterback for the Washington Football Team in the fall of 2018, resulting

in a compound spiral fracture of the tibia and fibula, with bone bursting through the skin. Doctors claimed the only

thing they could compare it to was a war injury, such as those sustained by soldiers who were hit by a bomb.

To make matters worse, it became infected. Doctors switched from attempting to save Smith’s leg, which they feared

would have to be amputated, to saving his life. There were concerns about whether he would be able to walk again.