Robert Bertram

My first reaction was, 'OK, he'll get up,' normally, you can take things for granted as a kid, but looking back on it and how the day progressed, his comments to me were, 'Don't ever think that you're just going to have another chance, because it doesn't always happen.'.

I got to the hospital, and for some reason, I lost the numbing feeling in my back, i had all feeling and everything I could possibly get back. I just said, 'Yep, it's because those people back at the stadium were praying for me.'.

After I went down, they all came up to me, i just told them 'Guys, go win it. I'll be praying and cheering for you guys from wherever I'm sitting in the hospital.'.

I asked if I could put my uniform on and walk out on the mat for the last match of my high school career, the doctor said, 'Yes, as long as there's no contact.'.

I was getting scared. by Robert Bertram

I was getting scared.

I can admit that this was probably one of the worst days ever, and then all of a sudden it turned into one of the best of my life because of my teammates and my hometown crowd.