Upfront Magazine- The Amputee QB

        This article proves that if you set your mind towards something, you can succeed. Eighteen-year-old Jacob Rainey got tackled in one of his high school football games. The tackler dove at his legs and Rainey got very injured. He went to doctors and there was no way to save his lower right leg. A week after the game, they amputated it above the knee joint. His whole thigh remained, but there was not much hope for him to ever play football again. "When people tell me I can't do something, the stubbornness I have just pushes me forward,"(Rainey 13). Rainey knew that he couldn't give up and had to keep pushing at his dreams. So, he kept doing that and he kept healing. He was able to be the quarterback again and he was back in the game.

        This is a very inspiring article to read. It shows that if you really set your mind to something, you can do it. After an accident and medical injury, you can still get help and reach your goals. Rainey had a very bad injury and it could have led to death. He just kept pushing through it and not giving up. He proved everybody wrong. After reading this, you are inspired to not let anything get in your way.